Ultra Marathon
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Government of India
Ministry of Defence
08-September-2015 19:21 IST
Indian Air Force is organizing an Ultra Marathon from Air Force Station Pathankot to Air Force Station Hindon covering a distance of around 574 Km in 11 days on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war. Seven air warriors will be participating in this unique endeavour, covering on an average 60 Km per day. Gp Capt VS Choudhary VM, Gp Capt Arvind Tripathi, Sqn Ldr S Gayathri, Fg Offr S Dixit, Sgt GB Mishra, Sgt AK Yadav, Cpl M Bishnoi are the participants. The route of Marathon is from AF Stn Pathankot Unchi Bassi, AF Stn Adampur, Phillaur, AF Stn Halwara, Khanna, AF Stn Ambala, Pipli, Sainik School Kunjpura, Panipat, Sports School Rai (Sonipat), AF Stn Hindon. Air warriors from enroute air bases will be joining the team for a distance of 14, 21 and 42 Km. The team will be flagged off by Air Cmde JS Dhamoon VSM, AOC, Pathankot on 09 Sep 15 at 0500 hrs and the expedition will culminate at AF Stn Hindon on 19 Sep 15.
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