Visually impaired, physically challenged among runners of Manipal Marathon - 2025
The Hindu
Over 20,000 runners, including visually impaired and physically challenged individuals, participated in the inclusive Manipal Marathon - 2025.
Over 300 visually impaired persons and more than 200 physically challenged individuals were among over 20,000 runners who took part in the seventh edition of Manipal Marathon - 2025 in Manipal on Sunday.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) organised the event to celebrate fitness, inclusion, and innovation.
The theme of the marathon was ‘innovation in motion: embracing technology for health and fitness.’
Samarthanam Trust and Ganga Foundation ensured and encouraged the participation of visually impaired persons and physically challenged, a release from MAHE said.
Sachin Poojary from Katpady, Udupi bagged the first prize in the men’s category of 42 km full marathon. M. Nanjundappa from Bengaluru was the runner up and Cheruiyot Daniel from Kenya secured the third prize. Lesharge Senait Kefelegn from Ethiopia won the race in the female category. T.P. Aasa from Kerala bagged the second prize while Shakuntala Devi from Delhi secured the third prize.
In addition, there were half marathon of 21 km run and 10 km run.
An addition to this year’s event was the ‘Manipal Global Virtual 5K Run’ introduced for the first time in which as many as 7,000 runners took part, the release added.
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