Overview

• Thousands of school and college students, young athletes and citizens ran in 5 km, 10 km and 21 km categories on Ambala Road in Kaithal.
• Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagged off the half-marathon, took part to encourage healthy lifestyles and urged participants to pledge against drug use.
• Paralympic medallist Harvinder Singh and mountaineer Reena Bhatti served as brand ambassadors to amplify the state’s anti-drug message.
• Saini awarded cash prizes ranging from ₹50,000 to ₹1.21 lakh and medals to the top finishers in the 10 km and 21 km races.
• The event, organized under the Haryana Uday programme, follows the April Cyclothon 2.0 which covered 2,010 km and attracted 723,568 participants.