NMDC Hyderabad Marathon to feature 184 tribal runners

The runners have been training intensively for the Hyderabad Marathon, says NMDC. | Photo Credit: Arrangement As many as 184 runners, predominantly belonging to tribal communities, from Bastar and nearby areas in Chhattisgarh will be participating in the 15th NMDC Hyderabad Marathon on Sunday.They are from remote areas, including Bailadila, Sukma, Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur and Jagdalpur, and the marathon will be their first experience of competing in a large-scale city marathon. The contingent includes six women runners, NMDC said.Many of them trained barefoot on village roads and the rugged hills around Bailadila, with limited access to proper running gear and organised sporting facilities.On August 30, they will find themselves in a different setting — running alongside thousands of par