Assam girl wins medal

GUWAHATI. Assam girl Anjali Das secured the second position in the IDBI Marathon held in Kolkata yesterday.Anjali, a member of the city based United Fitness Squad (UFS) who hails from Mirza, came second in the women’s half marathon (21km).Three other members of the UFS – Vikash Kuthari (21km half marathon), Manavjyoti Das (42km full marathon), Arup Dutta (42km) and Dipesh Tiwari (42km) also took part in the competition. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar gave away the prizes to the winning runners, stated a press release.