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Women finally get their 21km in Thane Varsha Marathon
Updated On: 06 July, 2019 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Anamika Gharat
The decision came after Mayor Meenakshi Shinde's intervention following women runners' demand for it
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In the marathon last year the stark difference in the distance could be noted from the BIBs that the men and women wore. Pic/Michael D'Souza
For the first time, women will run a 21km stretch in the Thane Varsha Marathon. The city's mayor, Meenakshi Shinde, fought with the marathon committee members who decided rules for women and asked them to create this category for this year's Varsha Marathon. Special children too will run the marathon this year on August 18.
The last year's marathon saw few women runners opting for the 15km category or registered themselves in the male category because there was no category for women's 21km run. The reason given by organisers was a poor number of registrations by women. mid-day had then spoken to the mayor and organisers of the marathon committee when Shinde had promised to resolve the issue.
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