Spirit of Rajahmundry comes to the fore in Godavari 5K Run
B.V.S. BHASKAR
Scores of people participated in the Godavari 5K Run organised as a precursor to the forthcoming Godavari Pushkarams 2015, on Sunday. The run, organised in support of the slogan ‘Stop Pollution, Save Godavari’, saw people of different age groups from all walks of life sprinting with enthusiasm in the stretch between the two old Godavari bridges at the Pushkara Ghat.A good number of youngsters drawn from various colleges assembled at the venue in the early hours of morning to participate in the run which was flagged off by Rajahmundry MP Maganti Muralimohan along with senior TDP MLA Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary. The first lady of the city P. Rajani Sesha Sai, Pushkaram Special Officer J. Murali also participated in the event coordinated by Murali Nannapaneni (USA) who has experience of organising international and national marathons in different parts of the world. Mr. Murali Nannapaneni said that the Godavari 5K Run was designed and developed to promote running as the primary form of fitness along with the objective of celebrating the spirit of Rajahmundry and River Godavari. It is an initiative to bring about a positive change and create awareness about the need to conserve the River, he added.
Live bands performed to motivate the thousands of runners who also received an RFID chip to measure their individual timing.
Top three finishers in different categories:
Among men, Isaac from Kenya, presently working for TCS Bangalore, came first and won a gold medal, cash prize and a certificate. The First runner-up was U. Ramesh (Rajahmundry) and second runner-up Shivagi Pangi (Araku). Among women, K. Devi (Rajahmundry) won the title, first runner-up was Venkata Lakshmi while second runner-up was Sujatha (Rajahmundry).Those who could finish the entire run were given finisher medals and participation certificates. Participants from GSL Medical College were given a trophy for enrolling the largest number of participants.
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