Hyderabad: Cadets of the NCC Directorate of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana won two gold medals at the Kokrajhar Marathon in Assam recently. Held as part of the Special National Integration Camp, the marathon brought together over 2,000 athletes, including NCC cadets, defence and paramilitary personnel, and civilian runners. Cadet V. Samantha from the Nizamabad Group and GCI Hema Bindu from the Hyderabad group won gold medals. Cadet Arun Kumar completed the half-marathon in 1 hour and 28 minutes, securing the sixth position. They credited their success to the training provided under the guidance of Col Anil Kumar, Group Commander of the Hyderabad Group, and Havildar Narender Kangash. Col Kumar participated in the half-marathon. Air Commodore V.M. Reddy, Deputy Director General AP and TG NCC Directorate, lauded the cadets.
