Mumtaz completes 33km walkathon

PANJIM: Former sports journalist and National level volleyball player Mumtaz Shaikh from Margao fulfilled one of her long due wish -- a walkathon from Margao to Panjim, on Tuesday.

She started the 33km walkathon along with a journalist and Himalayan trekker Basil Sylvester Pinto at 7.15 am from Margao KTC bus stand and culminated at Panjim KTC bus stand at 1.30 p.m.
Banker by profession, former Miss Goa — Miss Talent title holder, an adventure lover and an ardent sports girl says, “Well it wasn’t an easy task. It was more of a challenge to complete the walkathon. Thanks to my craze, grit and will that was too strong not to give up.”

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