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| Lata Bhagwan Kare leading the marathon in Baramati |
An unexpected participant proved to be the game changer for the Baramati athletes participating in this year’s marathon race. The new participant took the organisers as well as spectators by complete surprise.
Not only was this participant a first timer in the contest, but also left all the “athletes” way behind within minutes of the “start” fire.
Everything about this winner was surprising. Let’s start with her age. She is 61. Yes! Now wait for more. She wore a traditional nauvari and ran barefoot.
And this was her maiden run.
No wonder then that Lata Bhagwan Kare was adjudged this year’s Fastest Marathon Runner.
The thing that caught everyone’s attention at the race was Kare’s dress -- the traditional nauvari. Secondly, she ran without shoes, and finally amused one and all when she defeated all the experienced and regular runners.
Kare is a resident of Pimpli, about 7 km from Baramati, and works as a farm labourer. She came to know about the competition from her relatives barely a few days ago.
Image credit : dna
News source :
http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-this-nauvari-clad-granny-outsmarts-baramati-athletes-1936319
