Photo Gallery of TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013

Bangalore, May 19, 2013:

Photos by Gangadhar Pujar

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the 6th edition of the World’s Premier 10K Run at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, today.

To ensure that all participants run in the best weather conditions possible, the start times of all races have brought forward by around 40 minutes for this edition.

The first race of the day was the World 10K Elite race for foreign and Indian men which was flagged off from inside Kanteerava Stadium at 6.30 am. The 4.3 km Senior Citizens Run, with 712 participants, started at 6.40 am, with the World 10K Elite Race for foreign and Indian women was flagged off at 7.15 am.

The 10K Challenge, which includes the Nike College Face-off and the DHL Corporate Challenge, was flagged off at 7.18 am, followed by the Open 10K for 10,652 participants at 7.20 am. 28 colleges featured in the College Face-off and 88 teams competed in the Corporate Challenge.

The 4.3 km event for the Champions With Disability, with 555 participants, was flagged off at 8.10 am, with the 10,458 Majja Run participants being set off at 8.40 am. In between, at 8.20 am, 11 corporate head honchos participated in the 400m CEO’s Dash on the synthetic track.