| Kashmir International Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 September 2015 |
| Location | Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Distance | Half Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | BIG FM 92.7 |
| Established | 2015 (2015) |
Kashmir International Half Marathon, organized byBig FM, saw more than 30,000 people fromIndia and other countries participate in the event which was held inSrinagar on 13 September 2015.[1][2][3][4]
Two events were held under the banner of "I am the change":
According to organizers, the Marathon is aimed to promote awareness in local people towards social issues like savingDal Lake, fighting drug abuse, and keeping the city clean along with promoting traffic awareness, and respect for senior citizens and women.[2]
More than 15,000 people took part in the Marathon; most of the foreign participants were fromKenya. Former Chief Minister ofJammu and KashmirOmar Abdullah also participated in the Marathon.[1][2]
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Disruption was caused when the Kashmiri youth raised "Pro-Freedom" and Pro-Pakistan slogans and clashed with the Indian police during the marathon. Incidents like eve-teasing, and stone pelting were also witnessed. Some masked youth raised Pakistani flags at the Kashmir university campus. For eve-teasing and stone pelting incidents, 12 people were arrested by Indian police.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
