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NEW DELHI: Sports enthusiasts from all walks of life, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, thronged the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday as it transformed into a sea of humanity with over 40,000 participants converging to celebrate the spirit of running at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon.

Even as the elite athletes ran for the top prize and best times, the likes of Abdullah, Delhi’s Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chief of Defence Staff, Anil Chauhan, among others, united in large numbers to run alongside regular sports enthusiasts, giving a huge fillip to the sporting ecosystem in the country.

Abdullah, who so enthusiastically had collected his bib and kit on Saturday, ran the Open 10K and said after finishing the race that events like these

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