Khammam Cop Wins International Marathon medals Mar 14, 2021, 12:42 IST
An Armed Reserve Police constable, Pilli Raju, attached to the Khammam Police Commissionerate headquarters, has been bringing international fame to the Khammam police by winning international marathon medals. He made the best use of the sports meets that have gone virtual during the Covid-19 pandemic and participated in the recent international marathon events of South America and North America and won medals.
Virtual marathons are events that allow participants to run anywhere in the world in compliance with the event guidelines with the help of a mobile application. The participants have to upload screenshots of their run’s starting point and finishing point on to the app. Based on the time taken to finish the run, the participants will be presented with medals. In a half marathon, the runner has to cross a distance of 21 km within three hours of time to win the medal.