ITBP organises first National Sky Running Championship

Border guarding force Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) along with Sky Running Association of India organised the National Sky Running Championship at Mountaineering and Skiing Institute of ITBP at Auli in Uttarakhand.This is the first time such championship was organised at a high altitude of up to 4000 metres. The high altitude marathon was organised for both junior and senior categories from April 4 to April 5, 2019.Various athletes from ITBP, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand participated in the championship.The marathon was held in two phases. In the first phase, the marathon covered 10 kilometres through Hathi Parvat, Marwadi bridge to Toli Nala chai ranging from 1500 metres to 3000 metres MSL.Mayank Dimri of Uttarakhand won the race while ITBP's constables Vinod Singh and Padna Tundup finished at second and third places.On the second day of the championship, a 16 to 20 kilometres stretch was identified from Rock climbing area Auli to ...