Published 19:20 IST, October 25th 2019
Ulyas to run 250 km Ultra Marathon World Championship in France
Nine ultra-marathon runners, including Ulyas & 4 women, will represent India at the World 24 Hour Championships to be held at Albi, France over Saturday-Sunday.
Nine ultra-marathon runners, including four women, will represent India at the World 24 Hour Championships to be held at Albi, France over between October 26-October 27. Ulyas Narayana will run an unbelievable 250.371 km; while Binay Sah (222.240 km), Sunil Sharma (215.6 km) Pranaya Mohanty (211.6 Km) and Kanan Jain (207.2 Km) will all run over the 200 km bracket.
For women, Apoorva Chaudhary will run 176.8 Km, Hemlata Saini 172.3 km, Priyanka Bhatt 170 km
and Shyamala Sathyanarayana 167.6 Kms.
Ulyas to run 250 km in Ultra-Marathon scheduled to take place on October 26
As many as 45 countries are participating in the championships this year, and leading runners from across the globe including Camille Herron (USA) the Women's World record holder in the 24-hour race will be competing.
Indian team this year looks to be better prepared after having attended a camp in Bangalore in August and getting valuable inputs from coaches, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. The support crew includes 3 ultramarathon runners and a leading sports medicine specialist.
“The team’s progress and preparation have been impressive. AFI is happy to see the standards of Indian performance improve in ultra running events year after year. We started sending teams to IAU World Championships since 2017 only and has already made a mark when we won an individual and team bronze at the 24 hour Asia Oceania championships in Taipei in December 2018. I sincerely wish to thank NEB Sports and IDBI Federal Life Insurance for once again supporting the Indian ultrarunning team.” AFI President Adille Sumariwalla said.
Updated 19:40 IST, October 25th 2019