RAMBAN: In the first-ever Ultra-Marathon (50Km) organised in Patnitop on Sunday, Sachin Singh Kuntal was the winner in the Male category and Kirti in the Female category by covering the 50Km distance in 5:25:59 hours and 06:58:00 hours between Patnitop and Sanasar, respectively.

To mark the 150th anniversary of India’s national song ‘Vande Matram’as many as 430 runners from several parts of India ran 50Km ( ultra- marathon);21 Km (half-marathon,); 10Km( marathon) and Walkathon (5Km) in 18 to Under -35years; 35 to U45 years; 45 to U 55 years;55 to U 65 years and 65 years plus categories in the event organized by the Department of Tourism in collaboration with the Patnitop Development Authority (PDA), Udhampur District Administration and IKA Sports & Events Pvt Limited of Jammu.

Rajesh Kum

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