SEPPA, Oct 28: The riders of the 3rd MTB Challenge Tawang, who reached East Siang HQ Seppa from Itanagar, via Sagalee, last Saturday, were received by Sports Minister Mama Natung at Lumdung.
The minister was accompanied by DSO (Sports) Koya Yame and a host of government officials and public leaders.
Coinciding with the Tawang Festival, the race, which was flagged off earlier by MLA Mutchu Mithi from Itanagar, is divided into six stages, wherein riders will have to pass through Sagalee (Papum Pare), Seppa (East Kameng), Rupa, Bomdila, Dirang (West Kameng), Sela Top and Jang (Tawang), covering a distance of around 500 kms, before reaching its final destination, Tawang, on 31 October.
