After taking oath as J&K CM, Omar Abdullah opens Kashmir marathon; runs 21 km
Srinagar/IBNS: Days after taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday participated in the Kashmir marathon where he recorded a personal milestone of running 21 km.
Taking to X, Abdullah shared the update and visuals from his impressive run.
"I'm so damn pleased with myself today. I completed the Kashmir Half Marathon - 21 KM at an average pace of 5 min 54 sec per KM," he said in the post.
I’m so damn pleased with myself today. I completed the Kashmir Half Marathon - 21 KM at an average pace of 5 min 54 sec per KM. I’ve never run more than 13 KM in my life & that too only ever once. Today I just kept going, propelled by the enthusiasm of other amateur runners like… pic.twitter.com/yZVjFz5oJ4
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 20, 2024
In a separate post, he also aimed to inspire others for a good run and lead a drug-free life.
You don’t need drugs to feel good or beat stress. A good run, whether a kilometer or a marathon, is enough to clear the cobwebs & achieve a natural feeling of euphoria & enthusiasm. Try it, you won’t regret it. Let’s start running for a drug free J&K. pic.twitter.com/AC450rbsLq
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) October 20, 2024
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday took oath as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, eight days after the NC-Congress alliance came to power in the assembly elections.
Abdullah became the Chief Minister of the inaugural government in Jammu and Kashmir, which is now a union territory, since Article 370 was abrogated by the Centre on August 5, 2019.
In its historic elections, NC-Congress won 48 seats (42 of NC and 6 of Congress) with majority of them yielded from the Kashmir valley while the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Jammu region winning 29 seats.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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