Hilton/ Mobitel Fun Run on Dec. 18

by Ranjan Anandappa

The Hilton Residence/Mobitel Fun Run will be held on Decemebr 18 for the ninth successive year on December 18.

The Fun Run is conducted during the festive season and has been extremely popular with locals and foreigners.

Some of the best athletes will compete in the Run. The Run will begin from the Hilton Residence premises at 9am and cover a distance of 8 km passing Slave Island, Cinnamon Lakeside, Lake House, Lotus Road, Galle Face, Colpetty junction, Dharmapala Mawatha, Town Hall, Union Place and back to the hotel.

The 'Fun Run' will be conducted in six categories: Men's Open, Women's open, Men's Over 45 years, Women Over 45 years, Boys and girls Under 12 years of age.The winners of the first four categories will receive a cash prize of Rs.25,000, the runner-up will get Rs. 10,000 and third place will get Rs. 10,000 each. The winners of the boys and girls under 12 age group will be awarded trophies.The event is conducted in collaboration with the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Tourism, Bolt Gear and DSI AVI are the co-sponsors.For further details contact Andrew Noyar, Manager, Sports Center , Hilton Colombo Residence on 071-4357581.