Sachin Tendulkar To Flag Off Mumbai Half Marathon; 20,000 People To Participate In Race 

Sachin Tendulkar to flag off the Mumbai Half Marathon [X.com]

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar will flag off the Mumbai Half Marathon to be held here on Sunday with around 20,000 participants set to take part including more than 6,000 women.

The 51-year-old veteran will flag off key races of the event from 5:00am in the morning here at the Bandra Kurla Complex.

The 10K race will see the maximum participation with over 8,000 registrations, while the 21K half-marathon will witness a field of 4,000 runners, including some elite athletes from Maharashtra and elsewhere.

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The 5K will have over 5,000 runners, while the 3K race will have more than 3,000.

We Aim To Promote Running: Sachin Tendulkar

The race will also feature 1,500 runners from the Indian Navy while the organizers informed us that there has been a 31 percent hike in the number of female participants this year. During a release on August 23, Tendulkar said that they aim to promote running, he stated:

“We aim to promote running as a fitness avenue, bringing this vision to life. It's heartening to see a significant increase in registrations for the Mumbai half-marathon this year.” 

[With PTI Inputs]

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