A viral video shows an 80-year-old woman who ran Mumbai marathon in a saree. The video was shared on Instagram by her granddaughter.
80-year-old woman runs Mumbai marathon in saree and sneakers.
Over 55,000 people participated in the 18th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon. People from all walks of life participated in the marathon which was held on Sunday. One of the participants has become the point of discussion on social media. It is an 80-year-old woman who left everyone inspired with her participation this year. She ran in the marathon wearing a saree and sneakers
Her granddaughter, Dimple Mehta Fernandes, shared a video of her participating in the marathon. In the video you can see the 80-year-old woman, who has been identified as Bharti, comfortably walking and running in saree and sneakers, along with the other participants. She can be seen holding the Indian Tricolour in her hands. She clocked 4.2 km in 51 minutes.
“So inspired by the sheer will and grit of my 80-year-old Nani who ran the TATA Marathon this Sunday,” her granddaughter shared the video with this caption.
The clip shared by Dimple also has a snippet where she can be seen giving interviews. She mentioned that this was her fifth time participating in the marathon. The elderly woman said that she has been practicing for the marathon every day.
