/ -- The Maruti Suzuki Arena Devils Circuit (MSADC) held in Chennai on September 8, 2019 marked the beginning of the eighth season of Asia's Toughest Obstacle Race. Witnessing a sold-out event of over 5,000 attendees from around the country, the US, and Europe, the L&T Eden Park buzzed with an enthusiastic crowd at as early as 6 am on Sunday morning. What was once India's first obstacle racecreated and conceptualised by amateur sports company Volano Entertainment Pvt Ltd in 2012has now become a nationwide phenomenon for trailblazing through a gamut of running events to introduce the Indian audience to a world-class obstacle running track. Here, the racetrack of 5 Kms is interspersed with 15 military-style obstacles that give even the most amateur participants a true test of their own fitness and stamina. Each season, that begins in September, travels to six cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Mohali, before culminating in Delhi NCR in March for a grand season finale.
The first wave in Chennai, as in each of the other cities, is dedicated to the Legends Cup category of participants, where pro-athletes, fitness enthusiasts, as well as army professionals compete for the biggest prize in the amateur sports space in Asia. Two Maruti Suzuki Swift cars are reserved for top finishers in the men's and women's categories, at the end of the Season, the top five runners receive cash prizes worth INR 5,00,000. Incidentally, the women's category in Chennai saw Diksha Kapoor, winner from the previous season, finish in the top spot at 00.38.33, followed by Sanjana George, winner of Season 2017-18, finish in the second spot at 00.39.15. In the men's category, two new names clinched the first and second positions- Vivekanandan G who finished at 00.29.45 and Undigai Raman at 00.30.33.
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