SHILLONG:
As part of the 13th National Voters’ Day celebrations, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in collaboration with the Sports & Youth Affairs Department and the Election Commission of India organised a marathon in the capital city on January 25 morning.
Nicknamed the “National Voters Day: Run for Sure, Run Strong”, the marathon was held in four categories — the 1 km, 5 km, 10 km and 21 km run.
The run kick started from four places: The 21 km run was flagged off from Old Assembly, 10 km from Nongmynsong-Pynthorumkhrah junction, 5 km from Dhankheti and 1 km from Barik point. The run culminated at Old Assembly premises in Khyndai Lad.
Aside from this, a series of events are slated to be held in the city today.