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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Hutch Delhi Half Marathon 2007


The Hutch Delhi half marathon will be held here on October 28, two weeks later than the last two editions.An increase of $10,000 in prize money was announced for the Hutch Delhi half marathon to be held here on October 28, 2007.

The countdown for the Delhi half marathon began with Reebok signing as the sportswear and training partner for the run.

Besides being the official sportswear supplier, Reebok will be actively involved in imparting training to the desirous runners in all aspects of marathon running.

Under the programme Reebok Instructor Alliance, which has over 900 certified trainer across the country, a three-day workshop was organised to educate the trainers about distance running and related aspects such as endurance and cross training, diet and nutrition, injury prevention and treatment, running kit and health issues.

Distance running expert Ian Ladbrooke and two elite Kenyan athletes, Catherine Mutwa and Zak Kihara, conducted the workshop for 50 certified trainers that ended on Monday.

These trainers in turn will train interested people in becoming more accomplished distance runners.

The prize money for this year now stands at $1,60,000. The organisers also announced that they would attempt to double the amount to be raised for charities on the occasion of the half marathon.

The Hutch half marathon, in its third edition, has now become a popular event in the Capital. More than 30,000 people are expected to participate in the event, including the Great Delhi run and the senior citizens run. The age limit for the open category will be 18 years and above while that for the veterans category it will be 45 years and above. The senior veterans category will be for men of 55 years and above and women of 50 years and above. A wheelchair event over 4.3km will also be held.

The entry fee for Indians will be Rs. 200 for the half marathon and Great Delhi run, and Rs. 100 for senior citizens. Overseas participants will be expected to pay $30 for the half marathon and $20 for the senior citizens run.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, Suresh Kalmadi, said that the half marathon was a perfect build-up for the multi-discipline games Delhi was gearing up to host in the near future.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Secretary, Lalit Bhanot, will be the race director.

Register Yourself For Hutch Delhi Half Marathon at below given link:
http://hdhm.indiatimes.com

Compiled by:
Saurav Chakraborty

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Chak De India....


Chak De India is surely one of this month’s most anticipated films. The Shah Rukh Khan - Yash Raj combo surely cann’t fail. Or can it? Recently Yash Raj Films has been going thorugh quite a bad patch with their two releases this year, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Ta Ra Rum Pum not doing that well at the box office.

Chak De India is based on the real life story of an Indian hockey legend Negi, who was charged with match fixing allegations in 1982 when India lost to Pakistan in the Asian Games, New Delhi. Negi was later called back to coach the Indian Women Hockey team. The women’s team, under Negi’s guidance, won gold in 2002 Common Wealth Games.

Shahrukh Khan, who plays the coach’s role in the movie, along with director Shimit Amin, did a lot of research before doing the role. He also spent a lot of time with Negi to understand the character better.

I know all Bollywood fans are waiting with bated breathe for Chak De India to release. So remember the date is August 10th, book your tickets in advance as there is going to be a big rush !!!!

Compiled by: Saurav Chakraborty
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