
JBG WESTIN 33 - The Staircase Run Podium Finishers
In association with The Westin Hotel and under patronage of Jai Balaji Group, Sportiz successfully organised the second edition of JBG WESTIN 33, powered by Decathlon (Newtown), which was held on 14th August 2022. JBG Westin 33 required participants to run up the internal staircase of The Westin Hotel (Kolkata). It was a timed race and a supreme test of one's fitness. The race was from the ground to the helipad on the 33rd floor of The Westin tower with a view of the sunset behind the Kolkata landscape. The race was capped at approximately 200 participants who scaled 499ft, climbing 33 floors adding up to a total of 1056 stairs.
Here is the list of podium finishers.
AGE CATEGORY - FEMALE | |||
CATEGORY | BIB | NAME | TIMING |
13- 18 | 103 | Yashika Shivnani | 0:16:59 |
19 - 30 | 146 | Namrata Agarwal | 0:08:37 |
31 - 45 | 110 | Amrita | 0:08:03 |
45 > | 128 | Pramila Sarawagi | 0:11:12 |
AGE CATEGORY - MALE | |||
CATEGORY | BIB | NAME | TIMING |
13- 18 | 397 | Abdullah Khan | 0:06:03 |
19 - 30 | 353 | Nima Tamang | 0:04:47 |
31 - 45 | 431 | Md Mazhar Ali | 0:05:04 |
45 > | 344 | Deepraj Darnal | 0:05:25 |
MALE | ||||
CATEGORY | BIB | NAME | TIMING | AGE |
YOUNGEST FINISHER | 424 | Anubhav Agarwal | 0:17:52 | 14 |
OLDEST FINISHER | 314 | Piyush Parekh | 0:14:07 | 64 |
FEMALE | ||||
CATEGORY | BIB | NAME | TIMING | AGE |
YOUNGEST FINISHER | 142 | Rohini Saha | 0:11:26 | 17 |
OLDEST FINISHER | 150 | Meena Dudhoria | 0:16:03 | 48 |
The second edition of the JBG WESTIN 33 included a diverse prize pool awarding podiums for not only the open categories but also for the special categories - the Youngest and the Oldest finisher and age categories of 13-18, 19-30, 31 to 45 and 46 and above for both male and female. The fastest finisher of the female category finished the entire climb in 00:07:27 mins where as the fastest male finished in a lightning speed of 4 mins. The fitness community of Kolkata showcased a whole new level of sportsmanship as all of them finished the race despite of the weather odds.
The race was a grand success which was celebrated with an after party hosted in Westin itself.
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