Hyderabad’s annual 10k run was a blockbuster

Over 12,000 people from all walks of life took to the streets of Hyderabad early on Sunday morning as the much-awaited

Hyderabad 10K run

flagged off from

People’s Plaza

at

Necklace Road

. A slew of Tollywood stars, namely Mehreen Pirzada, Dil Raju, Sai Dharam Tej and

BVS

, graced the occasion and were seen passing on words of encouragement to the participants before the run. Also present was Srishti Bakshi, a Champion of Change with the

United Nations Empower Women Initiative

, who has been walking from Kanyakumari to Jammu and Kashmir to spread awareness about women. Before the run kicked off, an aerial dance troupe mesmerised the audience with a spectacular acrobatic performance. While Sable Avinash won the race among the men (elite category) with a time of 29 minutes and 36 seconds, Kiranjith Kaur earned the top spot among women (elite category) with a time of 37 minutes and 29 seconds.