Over 30k take part in Thane marathon

THANE: Indian Army’s Karan Singh and Ashish Singh secured the first and the runners-up positions respectively in the 21-km Thane mayor’s monsoon marathon which saw over 30,000 participants on Sunday. Monica Athre from Nashik District Amateur Athletic Association and Kiran Tiwary from Western Railways won the women’s 15-km run.
Singh was awarded Rs 51,000 and Athre, Rs 35,000.Eknath Patil and Sunanda Deshpande won the 4-km dream run for senior citizens.