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On 1/18/08, $*$ PaVaN $*$ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Over 30,000 To Join In Mumbai Marathon *Friday 18th of January 2008* > Come Sunday, more than 30,000 people, including Bollywood stars and big > industrialists, will don their T-shirts and sports shoes to join in the > Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, one of the grandest jamborees of the > city. > > The run will have many actors like Sagarika Ghatge of 'Chak De! India' > fame, Tara Sharma, Rahul Bose, John Abraham, Konkana Sen Sharma, Suchitra > Krishnamurthi, Naseeruddin Shah, filmmaker Mani Ratnam, lyricist Javed > Akhtar, television personality Mandira Bedi, maestro *A.R. Rahman* and > industrialists Anil Ambani and Niranjan Hiranandani, participating. > > 'This is the first time I am participating in the marathon. Throughout my > school life, I had been active in sports. So, I love all the sports events,' > an excited Sagarika Ghatge told IANS. > > Sagarika will participate in the 6 km long Dream Run. 'I will be part of > the Dream Run,' she said. > > Tara Sharma said: 'This is an amazing platform to raise money for charity > works. I will support three organisations this year, Magic Bus, Cancer > patients Aids Association and Night of Life.' > > Actor Rahul Bose said the marathon would be a special event for him. 'I am > running for my own NGO this year, The Foundation. It is really a momentous > occasion for me,' said Bose, who had participated in the marathon earlier. > > Last year, the marathon raised almost Rs.80 million ($2 million) for > various charity groups, involving 80 NGOs. 'This year, we have set a target > of Rs.100 million ($2.5 million),' said Vivek B. Singh, managing director > of Procam International, a full-fledged sports and leisure management > company which is popularising distance running in the country. > > The number of participants has gone beyond expectations, said Singh.'We > were expecting 30,000 participants, but now the number has reached 33,000,' > Singh added. > > 'This year, the prize money has also been increased to Rs.9.6 million ($ > 240,000) from Rs.400,000 ($10,000) last year,' said Hugh Jones, race > director. > > According to the organisers, the highlight of the event would be the > participation of 40 of the world's top 100 long distance runners along with > India's top marathoners and half marathoners. The rest of the participants > are Mumbai's sporting and fitness enthusiasts. > > The race will be flagged off from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in South > Mumbai early morning. > > > > http://newspostindia.com/report-32051 > > > > <http://www.mymailsignature.com/> > > > > > > > > <http://www.mymailsignature.com/?partner=ZGzeb001> > > ------------------------------ > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > > > -- regards, Vithur A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE
