Surat night half marathon sets pulse racing

Over 33,000 people, including 36 national and 16 international athletes, took part in the first ever 21.0975 km Surat night half marathon organized in the diamond city on Saturday amid lots of excitement and joy. The international runners were mainly from Ethopia, Kenya and Nigeria. The run started from KP Commerce College Ground at Athwagate at 8.00 pm. Hindi film actors Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea, cricketers Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan, Mayor Raju Desai, police commissioner Rakesh Asthana, municipal commissioner Manoj Das and district collector JP Shivhare flagged off the race.