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ITANAGAR, 5 Nov:<\/strong> The Indian Army on Wednesday organised a symbolic Walong half-marathon at Walong in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, the easternmost battlefield, to pay homage to the bravehearts who resisted Chinese aggression during the 1962 India-China War.<\/p>\n Organised as a prelude to the ‘Walong Day’ to be observed on 16 November, the event witnessed participation from around 700 runners, including civilians and Army personnel in both men and women categories.<\/p>\n The marathon was held in three race formats, the 21 km half marathon, 10 km run and 5 km tribute run, celebrating unity, endurance and nationalism among participants of all age groups, a defence release said here.<\/p>\n The winners were felicitated with medals and cash prizes of up to Rs. 2 lakh.<\/p>\n The Walong half-marathon served as a heartfelt tribute to the supreme sacrifice of the Indian soldiers who defended the valley with exceptional courage despite overwhelming odds, the release said.<\/p>\n ‘Walong Day’ is observed every year on 16 November to honour the valour of the soldiers who fought the Battle of Walong, the only counter-offensive by Indian forces during the 1962 war.<\/p>\n For nearly a month, the brave troops of the Indian Army held the line at Walong, inflicting heavy damage on the invading forces before making their ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n The observance is not just a historical remembrance but also a reminder of the indomitable courage and unwavering resolve of India’s soldiers who protected the nation’s sovereignty at one of its most isolated and challenging frontiers. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 5 Nov: The Indian Army on Wednesday organised a symbolic Walong half-marathon at Walong in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, the easternmost battlefield, to pay homage to the bravehearts who resisted Chinese aggression during the 1962 India-China War. Organised as a prelude to the ‘Walong Day’ to be observed on 16 November, the event witnessed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-273322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}