Source: http://samvada.org/2011/news/running-barefooted-tribal-youth-of-vanavasi-kalyan-won-bangalore-international-midnight-marathon/
Running barefooted, tribal youth of Vanavasi Kalyan won Bangalore International Midnight Marathon
December 18th, 2011, 1:22 pm
Vanavasi Kalyan team receiving award runner up award in Bangalore International Midnight Marathon
Bangalore: Running barefooted, an 8 membered team of tribal youth of Vanavasi Kalyan won Runner-Up award in reputed Bangalore International Midnight Marathon, recently held in the city.
In an event where nearly 8500 athletes participated, the Vanavasi Kalyan team stood against all odds and won this prestigious Marathon, running in barefoot, has got special congratulations by the public, organisers.
Midnight International Marathon is first of its kind in the world, was organised on December 10th by Rotary Bangalore’s I.T. Corridor unit, with a motto of ‘Run for a Child’, to create awareness about Child healthcare, nutrition and Child education.
With just a delay of 90 seconds, Vanavasi Kalyan team secured second place in the Men’s 35km section of Marathon relay. The first and third prizes were bagged by teams sponsored by reputed Software Companies TESCO and HP respectively.
