Shillong, Jun 22: The annual Shillong 10K Run will be held this Saturday, with all registered runners requested to report at Polo Ground at 5AM.
The Meghalaya State Olympic Association today informed that the race will be flagged off by two Meghalaya international athletes – karateka Damang Syngkon and long distance runner Benningstar Lyngkhoi.
The race will begin at 6AM from the Shillong Sports Association Stadium.
Runners will get their Shillong 10K Run t-shirts and bib numbers before the start.
The route this year will follow the same as that of last year – from the JN Stadium gate to Polo Bazar, 4th Furlong, BK Bajoria junction, BK Bajoria School, PGT College, Shillong Commerce College, Shillong College, Don Bosco Square, Laitumkhrah Police Point, Laitumkhrah Police Beat House, Fire Brigade, St Edmund’s School, Dhankheti, Malki Point, Barik Point, Civil Hospital, State Central Library, Meghalaya Secretariat, Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Governor’s House, Ward’s Lake, Chief Minister’s residence, Hotel Polo Towers, Polo Bazar and back at the JN Stadium gate number one.
(File photo from 2025)