{"id":2816,"date":"2025-11-01T18:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:24:18","slug":"kashmir-marathon-2025-terrorism-cant-break-spirit-of-kashmir-director-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/kashmir-marathon-2025-terrorism-cant-break-spirit-of-kashmir-director-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Marathon 2025: Terrorism can\u2019t break spirit of Kashmir: Director Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar, Nov 01:\u00a0<\/strong>Director of Tourism Kashmir, Raja Yaqoob, on Saturday said that the upcoming Kashmir Marathon 2025 will be the biggest event in the Valley since the Pahalgam attack, asserting that terrorism cannot break the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>Yaqoob said participants from across India and several foreign countries will take part in the run, which aims to boost both national and international tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPost-Pahalgam incident, this is the biggest event taking place. A strong message is being sent through this marathon that no matter what kind of terrorism occurs, it cannot break the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that athletes from 27 states and Union Territories of India and 11 countries, including Germany, Denmark, the USA, Ethiopia, Kenya, Japan, and Sri Lanka, will participate in the marathon. \u201cWe are expecting at least 1,500 people to run in this marathon. More than 1,200 athletes have already arrived with their families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Calling it a challenging edition due to post-Pahalgam advisories and a tourism slowdown, Yaqoob said the event is the reflection of Kashmir\u2019s resilience. \u201cTourism dipped significantly after Pahalgam, but this marathon shows that we will rise again. Kashmir\u2019s spirit cannot be broken,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the marathon concept was introduced last year\u00a0 by the Chief Secretary to promote adventure tourism in Kashmir. \u201cThe aim is to boost national and international tourism. This is our second year, and Insha\u2019Allah, it will continue as an annual event and expand further,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Yaqoob also highlighted the event\u2019s economic impact, saying thousands of room-night bookings and increased local shopping will support the hospitality and handicraft sectors. \u201cWith families, coaches, and participants arriving, we expect strong tourism and business activity. We also plan to introduce 5K and 10K runs in summer to increase local participation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The marathon will feature 21 km and 42 km categories, attracting professional athletes who have competed in prestigious events such as the Boston and London marathons<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Nov 01:\u00a0Director of Tourism Kashmir, Raja Yaqoob, on Saturday said that the upcoming Kashmir Marathon 2025 will be the biggest event in the Valley since the Pahalgam attack, asserting that terrorism cannot break the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir. Yaqoob said participants from across India and several foreign countries will take part in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2818,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2816\/revisions\/2818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}