{"id":91905,"date":"2025-11-02T09:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T03:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=91905"},"modified":"2025-11-02T09:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T03:56:53","slug":"kashmir-marathon-2-0-kicks-off-with-1500-runners-from-across-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/kashmir-marathon-2-0-kicks-off-with-1500-runners-from-across-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Marathon 2.0 kicks off with 1500 runners from across globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CM, celebs join 42 km full, 21 km half marathon with Rs 25 lakh prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar, Nov 02 (KNO): The second edition of the Kashmir Marathon 2025, was flagged off from, Srinagar, on Sunday, drawing enthusiastic participation from athletes across India and abroad in a vibrant show of endurance and unity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The race was started at 6 AM from Polo View, Srinagar while the marathon is being organised by the Department of Tourism Kashmir in collaboration with the J&amp;K Sports Council.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As per the details collected by the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the marathon saw participation from over 1,500 runners representing 27 states and 11 countries, including Germany, Denmark, USA, Ethiopia, Kenya, Japan and Sri Lanka among others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Chief Minister took part in the flag-off ceremony alongside top civil and police officials, senior bureaucrats and several Bollywood celebrities, who joined participants and locals to cheer the runners as they began their course along the beautiful Boulevard Road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Saturday, Director Tourism, Kashmir, Raja Yaqoob said the marathon reflects the unbreakable spirit of Jammu and Kashmir. \u201cThis is the biggest event in the Valley after the Pahalgam incident. Terrorism cannot break Kashmir\u2019s resolve to move forward. Through this marathon, we are sending a strong message of peace and positivity to the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the marathon featured 42 km (Full Marathon) and 21 km (Half Marathon) categories, with a total prize pool of Rs 25 lakh for winners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The route, circling Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Range, offered one of the most beautiful tracks in the country, leaving participants mesmerized by the Valley\u2019s natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, foreign athletes called it one of the \u201cmost beautiful marathon routes in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thersia, an Olympic-level runner had yesterday, told KNO that running by the lake feels magical. The people are warm, the atmosphere peaceful and the energy truly inspiring\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM, celebs join 42 km full, 21 km half marathon with Rs 25 lakh prize Srinagar, Nov 02 (KNO): The second edition of the Kashmir Marathon 2025, was flagged off from, Srinagar, on Sunday, drawing enthusiastic participation from athletes across India and abroad in a vibrant show of endurance and unity. &nbsp; The race was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91907,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91905\/revisions\/91907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}