SHILLONG: The Institute on Management (IIM), Shillong hosted the ‘Run for Shillong’, a 5 KM run on Friday, to kick start the proceedings for their flagship event, The Golf Cup.
The run was flagged off by winner of Sunsilk Mega Miss North East 2015, Jessica Ruth Cunville Marbaniang. Close to 150 runners comprising students, faculty, staff and members of other local institutes turned up braving a cold misty morning to take part in the run which began at IIM Shillong and concluded at Ward’s Lake, passing through Dhanketi, Upper Lachumiere, AIR and the Governor’s House.
Princegarnet Thabah was the first to cross the finish line with Shibor Langki Lruid coming second and Michael Thongni finishing third from the men’s category.
The athletes from IIM were not too far behind with Vishrut Dinesh being the first, Akshay Seth coming in second and Anoop Prakash rounding up the podium. While the boys led the race, the female runners gave them a competitive run with Dr. Kalyani Namshum leading the charge. From the institute, it was Anisha Khurana who won followed by Cheena Pasrija in second and Aabha Kapoor in third.
The run being a student’s initiative was organized by the Student Council and the Sports Committee of IIM Shillong. The organizers and volunteers had put in long hours over the past two weeks to put it all together. The run was sponsored by Royal Wahingdoh Football Club.
With the success of the run, the stage is now set for the Golf Cup which is to take place over the weekend on November 7 and 8 at Shillong Golf Course. The eighth edition of the prestigious tournament would see the presence of leaders from industry majors including Adobe, Aircel, Deutsche Bank, EY, HP, Oracle, Tata, United Spirits and VM Ware, along with Cabinet Ministers from the Meghalaya and Manipur Government. The official mascot for this year’s Golf Cup is Minnie, the Hill Mynah.
