Two races flagged off on first day of Adi Kailash Ultra Marathon

Two races flagged off on first day of Adi Kailash Ultra Marathon

B.D.Kasniyal

Pithoragarh, Oct 24

Two races were flagged off on the first day of the second Adi Kailash High-Altitude Ultra Marathon in the Adi Kailash region of Pithoragarh district on Friday.

Uttarakhand Tourism Secretary Dheeraj Singh Garbiyal flagged off the 70-km ultra-marathon at Jolingkong, situated at an altitude of 15,200 feet, district administration sources said.

“A total of 109 athletes from across the country participated in the race,” said Santosh Chand, District Information Officer, who was present at Jolingkong to cover the event.

Meanwhile, the 42-km marathon was flagged off from Gunji by Ashok Nabiyal, a state-level office-bearer holding ministerial rank in the Uttarakhand government, Chand said. A total of 73 participants took part in the race.

According to the District Information Officer, three more races of 21 km, 10 km and 5 km will be organised on October 25. A mountain-terrain biking event will be held on October 26, the final day of the second Adi Kailash High-Altitude Ultra Marathon