Ninth Mumbai Marathon Begins; John Abraham, Anil Ambani Participated

The ninth edition of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 kicked off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in south Mumbai. More than 39,000 people participated in the marathon.

Model-actor Milind Soman, business tycoon Anil Ambani, Siddharth Mallya, socialite and son of businessman Vijay Mallya participated in the marathon this year.

Bollywood actor John Abraham and former tennis player Vijay Amritraj were also present as the two event ambassadors of the marathon.

There is a total purse of $340,000 - with an overall increase of $15,000 for the different categories of winners, including prizes for the top three winners, as compared to 2011.

The marathon, which started from CST, has taken the route to Bandra via the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link, and will take a different route to return to CST.