'Abujhmad Peace Marathon' was orgzed in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-prone area Narayanpur on Saturday.
"The 3rd edition of 'Run for peace' marathon is a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives. Despite the area being a sensitive zone, around 15,000 runners showed up", said P Sundarraj, IG Bastar.
A participant from the Indian Army who completed the run in about an hours time told , "I have done my training before and it was nice. There were so many participants and many belonging from here. This made me really happy."
( With inputs from ANI )
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