JK News Today
Jammu, October 31:
They say participating is the first step to winning.
Some of the finest Athletes from Jammu braved the tough conditions and made their city proud by performing above their potential and excelling in the respective Duathlon in the prestigious Jammu Duathlon 70.3 (Second Edition) Powered by AM TATA held on Sunday morning. A total 124 Athletes from Jammu participated in Duathlon 70.3 and Olympic Distance Category.
Cycling and running are the best ways to improve your health and refine your endurance. So the Jammu Hills Sports Club brings – Jammu’s Second Edition of Duathlon 70.3 Powered by AM TATA
Deter-mined to win, 124 Athletes gathered at the Shiva Farms, Jammu to participate in the 02nd edition of the Jammu Duathlon — 2021 Powered by AM TATA on 31ST Oct. A Duathlon consists of Running and Cycling – The usual format is run-cycle-run. The event was conducted by the Jammu Hill Sports Club (JHSC) a Powered by AM TATA. The much-awaited annual event is Jammu’s largest open category Duathlon. It kick-started at 4.00 am with Flag off the event done by Elite Runner DYSP Naresh Sharma and Parshotam Lal. Participants of the Duathlon 70.3 started with 02 Km Running, 90 Km Cycling and then Finished with running leg 21kms with final cut off time being 8:30 Hrs. Olympic Distance started at 6:00 am with Flag off the event done by Ankur Mahajan and Elite Runner Vijay Sharma. Participants of Olympic Distance started with 1.5 Km Running, 40 Km Cycling and then Finished with running leg 10 kms with final cut off time being 4:30 Hrs
Duathlon 70.3 Male
1.Aman Gupta 5:20
2.Tarlok Bhatia 5:26
3.Sawan Nagpal 5:31
Duathlon 70.3 Male
Kanupriya Garg 7:54
Olympic Distance Male
1.Chandershekhar 02:10
2.Akershit Pathak 02:20
3.Anav puri 02:22
Olympic Distance Female
1.Dr.Ritu Ahal 03:07
2.Harry 03:11
3.Sonia Sawhney 03:15
The cycling and running course was challenging, with some good climbs and quick descents. But despite it being sunny and warm, the participants pushed themselves towards the finish line. To support the participants, the JHSC had set up aid points at every km throughout the route (for hydration and refreshments). Through this Duathlon JHSC aim to lay the foundation to long term goal which is to produce more and more Ironmen and athletes from Jammu.
Thanks to Kaffberry (Nutrition Partner), Anytime Fitness, Saraswati Jewellers, Kapahi Constructions, Legno Furtinute,Maximum Health Care, Kapil Arora, Food Strong Design School, Swastik Hotel and Wondrous Women for your support. Without sponsors, many programs, events and spaces would not be viable.
