Karimnagar’s Jagan to compete in Chicago Marathon

Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Reddy, who hails from Choppadandi village from Karimnagar, has made the cut to compete in the prestigious Chicago Marathon, scheduled to be held on October 10. The 46-year-old State runner cleared the Athletics Federation of India (AFI)’s official trials by completing a full marathon (42.2 km) in 2 hours and 55 minutes […]

Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Reddy, who hails from Choppadandi village from Karimnagar, has made the cut to compete in the prestigious Chicago Marathon, scheduled to be held on October 10.

The 46-year-old State runner cleared the Athletics Federation of India (AFI)’s official trials by completing a full marathon (42.2 km) in 2 hours and 55 minutes to get the eligibility for the Chicago marathon.

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The event will witness around 30,000 athletes from 200 countries. Jagan is the only runner from the State to qualify for it and the Sports Minister V Srininvas Goud promised him that the government would support him.

Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy also lauded Jagan and said his feat is a matter of pride for the State of Telangana.

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