Of the 14,000 participants at the Hiranandani Powai Run 2018, which took place on Sunday, almost 5,000 (35.71%) participants were teenagers. “The number of people who register for Powai run increases by 3000 every year. It has been observed that children usually start by participating in the 4km Powai run, then move on to 10KM and participate in other marathons,” said Mamata Asthana, President, Rotary club of Mumbai lakers. Vedant Pingle, 12, a resident of Hiranandani, participated for the sixth time and completed his 10km run in 45.48 minutes. Omiga Koli, 18, a resident of Manori, came first in the 10km run at Powai for the second time in a row.

Source: Hindustan Times January 07, 2018 18:45 UTC