Jammu- Over 6,000 people have registered for the first-ever Jammu BSF Marathon on November 9, a top officer of the border guarding force said on Friday, as preparations are almost complete for the mega event.

Director General of BSF Daljit Singh Chawdhary will flag off the marathon in four race categories - 42 km, 21 km and 10 km - besides the 5 km 'run for fun' which is open to all, Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, Shashank Anand told reporters here.

He said famous Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty and J-K's acclaimed para-archer Rakesh Kumar are also participating in the opening and closing ceremonies of the event, which carries a cash prize of Rs 1.50 lakh for full marathon, Rs 75,000 for half-marathon and Rs 50,000 for 10-km run.

Six foreigners have also registered themselves for the marathon which will be a regular annual event to be organised by the Jammu BSF frontier hence forth, he said.

In addition to the marathon, IG BSF Anand said the DG will also flag off a strong contingent of 60 motorcycle-borne personnel of the force who will reach Bhuj area of Gujarat on November 19 to participate in the main raising day celebrations of the force two days later.

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