Kashmir International Half Marathon, organized by Big FM, saw more than 30,000 people from

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and other countries participate in the event which was held in Srinagar on 13 September 2015.

Events and theme

Two events were held under the banner of "I am the change": *21 km half Marathon: It was started in early morning from the

University of Kashmir The University of Kashmir (U-K, UoK), informally known as Kashmir University (KU), is a collegiate public state university located on the western side of Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India which was established in 1948 ...

and passed through

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and returned to Kashmir University. *Run for Fun, 5 km run. *According to organizers, the Marathon is aimed to promote awareness in local people towards social issues like saving Dal Lake, fighting drug abuse, and keeping the city clean along with promoting traffic awareness, and respect for senior citizens and women.

Participants

More than 15,000 people took part in the Marathon; most of the foreign participants were from

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. Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah (; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a governme ...

also participated in the Marathon.

Incidents

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, molestation and stone pelting were also witnessed. Some masked youth raised Pakistani flags at the Kashmir university campus. For eve-teasing and molestation incidents, 12 people were arrested by Indian police.

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Events and theme

Participants

Incidents

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