This Woman Completed A 42km Marathon Wearing A SAREE
44-year-old Jayanthi Sampath Kumar completed the 42km Hyderabad marathon in a saree. Yes, a saree. How she managed to do so is beyond our belief. Many girls these days can hardly manage to survive a day in saree!
Wearing sandals and rocking a bindi on her forehead, the Indian woman competed against 20,000 other runners. According to a report by Deccan Chronicle, she said, “I want to promote handloom and encourage women. This is a statement of my support. I am a cyclist and ride very often, and notice a lot of plastic pollution happening around us.”
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Having completed the marathon, Jayanthi’s next mission is to make her way into the Guinness Book of World Records. “I informed them about my attempt, and I am waiting to submit the evidence, which will come in the form of certificate that the event organisers will provide,” she stated.