Coimbatore: More than 6,500 runners participated in the virtual edition of the Coimbatore Marathon 2020 held from December 1 to December 31.
The theme of the marathon, organised by the Coimbatore Cancer Foundation in association with Coimbatore Runners and Show Space Events, was ‘Run Smart’.
“We have a sense of pride as we complete the 8th edition of the Coimbatore Marathon in a virtual format,” said T Balaji, managing trustee of the Coimbatore Cancer Foundation.
Race director Ramesh Ponnuswami said that being the first time on a virtual platform, there were many things that the team had to set up from scratch, learn and adapt from similar events from around the world. TNN