Kochi Spice Coast Marathon
Kochi : The 11th edition of Kochi Spice Coast Marathon on Sunday witnessed more than 8,000 participants aged between five and 93. Organised by Soles of Cochin and hosted by Kochi Corporation with support from city police, the event featured three categories — full marathon (42.2km), half marathon (21.1km) and family fun run (5km). More than 5,000 participants registered for the fun run, while 2,506 took part in the half marathon and 504 in the full marathon. Women accounted for 32% of the overall participants. Nearly 60% of the participants were first-time entrants in the event. The full marathon was flagged off at 3.30am by Kochi deputy mayor V R Sudheer and Walkaroo managing director V Noushad. The half marathon began at 4.30am, while the family fun run was scheduled to start at 6.30am, with mayor V Minimol and senior police officers participating in the flag-off ceremony.
In the full marathon open category, Rahul from Kanpur won the men’s race, followed by Sanju Joseph and Deepu S Nair. Juliya Johny won the women’s category, with Krishnaveni Sengottuvelu finishing second and Angelin Joy third. In the half marathon, Manoj R S won the men’s category, followed by Sajith and Vishnu S. Rajalakshmi Swaminathan won the women’s category, with Geetanjali Gubbewad finishing second and Reena Manohar third. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kochi | Silver Rate in Kochi | Bank Holidays in Kochi | Public Holidays in Kochi Stay updated with the latest Kochi news.
Participants from across the country and abroad were part of the event. Meanwhile, DCP Mohit Rawat administered an anti-narcotics pledge to the participants as part of Operation Toofan. Download the TOI App.