Indian Navy Personnel Participated in La Ultra Marathon in Ladakh

Indian Navy Personnel Participated in La Ultra Marathon in Ladakh

11 personnel from the Indian Navy participated in La Ultra Marathon in Ladakh from 23 to 26 August 2018 in 111, 222 and 333 kilometres category runs. Commander SK Handa completed the 333 kilometres run in 72.23 hours, while RR Jat EAR (R) III finished the 222 kilometres run in 47.45 hours. Captain Rajesh Wadhwa, Commanders Amit and Praveen Jahagirdar, Lieutenant Commanders Sudipto Roy Chowdhury and Yogesh Tiwari, Sanjay Kumar EA (P) IV and Shailesh Kumar NAOM I completed the 111 kilometres category run. The 111 kilometres category run entails crossing Khardung La (17,980 ft) Pass, 222 kilometres run entails crossing Khardung La and Wari La (17,400 ft) Passes and 333 kilometres run entails crossing Khardung La, Wari La and Tanglang La (17,700 ft) Passes.