Winners of first Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon in Men’s, Women’s category
Leh: Rigzen Gyurmeth and Tsering Zangmo remained the winners of first Pangong Frozen Lake Half Marathon in men’s and women’s category respectively.
First Pangong Frozen Lake Half Marathon which was registered in the Guinness World Record was held on February 20 in Leh district of the Union Territory.
The district administration felicitated all the winners and the participating athletes of Marathon during an event held after the run. The 21.9 km half marathon commenced from Lukung village and concluded at Maan village.
The winners of the Pangong Frozen Lake Half Marathon in the men’s category were Rigzen Gyurmeth (Bib no:139) with a timing of 1:54:24; Muneeb (147) with a timing of 1:59:03 and Arshad (164) with 2:00:19 running time.
Similarly, in the women’s category Tsering Zangmo (175) completed the marathon in 2:38:40; Padma Rigzin (177) with a timing of 2:46:57, and Chuskit Angmo (195) finished the marathon at 3:00:22 timing.
During the event, an Ice-Hockey exhibition match was played between the Lalok and Chushul teams along with colourful cultural performances by the villagers and the children from the nearby villages.
Various stalls highlighting the region’s specialty in terms of cuisine, handloom, and handicraft products were also displayed.
The exotic Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon was officially registered in the Guinness Book of World Record as the World’s Highest Frozen Lake Half Marathon, setting a new achievement for UT Ladakh.
India’s first and the World’s Highest Frozen Lake Half Marathon at Frozen Pangong Lake, which witnessed the participation of around 75 runners from across the world was organized by LAHDC Leh in collaboration with Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL).
Councillor Skurbuchan, Lhundup Dorjey; Councillor Upper Leh Stanzin Tsepag; Nominated Councillor, Konchok Tsephel; Chairperson BDC Durbuk; Senior Army, BRO, ITBP officers/officials along with sub-divisional level officers/officials of various departments and a large number of people were present.
