Asika, Sep 12: In a prodigious feat, Rajiv Lochan Goud from Asika in Odisha’s Ganjam district ran a distance of 68 km from Gopalpur sea beach to Asika city within 6 hours and 9 minutes on Sunday.
He started running from 7.25 AM in the morning and reached the Khameswari temple here at 1 PM. In 2011, Rajiv started running from Asika to Gopalpur and it took him 8 hours to reach the destination. However, he wanted to finish it in 6 hours for which he practiced hard for five years. During the period, he was encouraged by the director of Judo association Raghav Nahak and others to achieve it.
Throughout his running, Rajiv was yesterday encouraged by many eminent persons like Education Minister Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, Principal of Asika Science College, in-charge of Hinjili and Asika police stations, the staffs of Asika bar association, socialite Bansidhar Nahak and Satya Narayan Swain.
