A marathon race was organized in Ayodhya by the Ayodhya Mahotsav Trust. Full Marathon was conducted from Sahadatganj Hanumangarhi to Saket Mahavidyalaya and Half Marathon was conducted from Sahadatganj Hanumangarhi to Readganj. Mayor Mahant Girish Pati Tripathi inaugurated the marathon. On this occasion, Ayodhya MLA Ved Prakash Gupt, District Panchayat President representative Alok Singh Rohit, senior BJP leader Shakti Singh and Trust President Harish Srivastava were present. About 800 participants took part in it. In the full marathon, first prize was Rs 51,000, second prize was Rs 21,000 and third prize was Rs 11,000. In the half marathon, first prize was Rs 5000, second prize was Rs 2000 and third prize was Rs 1000.
