Kenyan Beatrice Chebet, the World’s most accomplished athlete of 2024, will headline the inaugural SFC Global 10K, Navi Mumbai, scheduled to be run in Navi Mumbai on February 16, 2025.
Chebet, who set the ten,000m World Record on May 25, 2024, continued her blistering kind inside the Paris Summer Olympics, worthwhile Gold inside the 5,000m and the ten,000m, making it a unusual double, turning into solely the third women in historic previous to win every events on the an identical Olympic Games.
Chebet will lead a star-studded International Elite self-discipline of ladies and men, all vying for glory and a chunk of the engaging prize fund.
The event may even invite India’s quickest ladies and men and might present engaging bonuses for any data which is perhaps broken.
Chebet’s participation inside the SFC Global 10K, Navi Mumbai was launched by Sandeep Asolkar, CMD of SFC Environmental Technologies, the Title Sponsor and Promoters of the event.
“SFC is proud to announce the launch of the SFC Global 10K, Navi Mumbai as a prestigious annual event of international standing in Navi Mumbai. SFC, being in the business of environment and renewable energy and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, being a top ranking Corporation in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, would like to promote this event to create awareness for Swachh Bharat, environment protection and the use of renewable energy,” said Sandeep Asolkar.
“We are also privileged and proud to announce the participation of the current global athletics star Beatrice Chebet in our event,” he added.
The SFC Global 10K, Navi Mumbai is being held In Association with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, who will lengthen all logistical assist inside the efforts to put forward a worthwhile, World Class event.
Beatrice Chebet, the Wonder Girl: Chebet, working in solely her second 10,000m race, in Eugene, turned the first girl to finish beneath 29 minutes on observe, ending in 28:54.14 to interrupt the sooner mark of 29:01.03 by seven seconds. This was her second World Record, after setting the 5km World Record of 14:13 in Barcelona, in December 2023.
The Paris Summer Olympics seen Beatrice declare the historic double gold inside the 5000m and 10000m, pushing once more accomplished world athletes, amongst them fancied names like Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan, to name quite a few.
Strong Elite Athlete Field: According the event Promoters, the inaugural model of the SFC Global 10K will see participation from spherical 30 of the world’s quickest feminine and male road runners, representing spherical 13 worldwide places. The Elite Athlete self-discipline is being put collectively by expert Elite Athlete coordinator and coach Ian Ladbrooke.
Elaborating on the itemizing of elite athletes, the Promoters launched that the lads’s itemizing would have Rodrigue Kwizera from Burundi, at current ranked No. 2 on the World Athletics Cross Country itemizing, who has an unbelievable PB of 27.07 on the road. Birhanu Balew of Bahrain is ranked No. 3 on the earth on observe, with a greater of 26.47, rigorously adopted by Ethiopian Gemechu Dida, who has a greater of 26.54.
The Ladies aspect is even stronger, with the presence of Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, who will face a strong downside from Lilian Kasait with a PB of 29.32, ranked third on the World Athletics road itemizing for 2024 and Margaret Kipkemboi, with a PB of 30.39, who’s at current at No. 4 on the world road itemizing. With athletes moreover confirmed from UK, Tanzania Uganda, Morocco, Spain, Norway and Romania, it’s going to actually be a world extravaganza.
Bonanza for Amateur Runners: The SFC Global 10K could be a digital bonanza for novice runners making an attempt to secure their personal bests and likewise will give them a chance to climb the podium and win engaging prize money. The flat course will help contributors aiming for his or her Personal Bests and the prospect for a podium finish and a risk to contribute to the environmental and social causes. Competition might be held in 12 age lessons each, for ladies and men, offering prize for the first 5 finishers in each class.
Event Managed by Aryanz Sports:
The SFC Global 10K might be managed by Aryanz Sports, a company that has been inside the enterprise of organizing mass participation events for better than 20 years.
“Aryanz Sports will strive to ensure that the SFC Global 10K, Navi Mumbai will fulfill all international standards and give its participants an unforgettable running experience on February 16, 2025,” said Managing Partner Bruno Goveas.
“In order to give all runners a smooth start and an opportunity try for their personal best, all athletes will be corralled according to their timing,” added Goveas.
“Registration fees have been kept at the bare minimum, which includes T-shirt, 3D medals, running bib with timing chip, free running photographs, hot breakfast, digital timing certificate and much more,” said Goveas.
The registration fee for the 10K might be Rs 1200 plus taxes and luxury fee. Online registration will begin on Monday, November 11 and will likely be completed on the event web page www.sfcglobal10k.com. There may even be a 5km Fun Run that will objective NGOs, Institutions, Citizens from quite a few walks of life, who would wish to use the event to make an announcement. The fees for the Fun Run might be Rs 500.
Philanthropy Partner:
International Road Races the world over has a strong be a part of with charity and the SFC Global 10K, Navi Mumbai may even offer a platform for NGOs and charitable organizations to spice up funds for his or her causes.
India Cares Foundation could be a set off neutral Philanthropy gateway and coordinate and conduct all actions related to the Philanthropy aspect for the event.
“We are honored to partner a race that is socially conscious, following the ethos of Promoters SFC Environmental Technologies. With over a dozen years of enabling Non Profits to raise support in funds and well wishers for their cause through running platforms, we are confident that the people of Navi Mumbai and rest of India will embrace the SFC Global 10K,” said Meena Dave, CEO India Cares Foundation.
