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In photos: Thousands of runners participate in Mumbai Marathon 2020

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent
Jan 19, 2020 09:43 AM IST

Mumbai Marathon 2020 began early morning today. Thousands of amateur runners participated in the marathon.

Thousands of amateur runners participated in Mumbai Marathon, 2020, on Sunday morning. The half marathon began at 5.15 am and the 10k run started at 6.30 am.

Participants of Mumbai Marathon(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT)
Participants of Mumbai Marathon(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT)

Amateur runners participate in Mumbai Marathon 2020. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT)
Amateur runners participate in Mumbai Marathon 2020. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT)

The 10k marathon began from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST) station in Mumbai, and runners ran through the city, touching Bandra-Worli sealink, Marine drive, Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Haji Ali and Peddar road on their way.

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Marathon runners at Bandra-Worli sealink. (Vijayanagar Gupta/HT)
Marathon runners at Bandra-Worli sealink. (Vijayanagar Gupta/HT)

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray flagged off the half marathon and tweeted his enthusiasm about it. “Honour to flag off the Half Marathon this morning,” he said in his tweet.

 

Runners of Mumbai Marathon 2020 near Marine Drive. (Aalok Soni/HT)
Runners of Mumbai Marathon 2020 near Marine Drive. (Aalok Soni/HT)

Tata Mumbai Marathon tweeted a video of the warm-up session, and called the marathon Asia’s biggest in another tweet.

 

Tata Mumbai Marathon covered the even live.

“Don’t want to miss out on #TMM2020 action?

We’ve got you covered, bringing you LIVE images from the most popular locations. Tweet to us to know about all the happenings at your favourite location and we will bring the action to you,” TMM tweeted.

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