Did you Know This? India's first Olympic marathon runner is from Belgaum
9:57 AM Posted by ukmad
He was born in 1902 in to a Jain farmer family from Sheri Galli. He used to practice for the marathon by running bare footed from Belgaum to Khanapur. He expired in 1952.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org
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