Nagpur advocate Ashish Agrawal partook in the 2022 Berlin Marathon, in Berlin, Germany, on September 25. Recounting his vivid and glorious experiences he said:

Running through the iconic Brandenburg Gate to finish the Berlin Marathon is an emotional affair. A marathon in a city like Berlin cannot be anything but legendary. It holds a special place among runners for being the fastest course. Ashish Agrawal, a city lawyer, who participated in this year’s edition, wrote, “the combination of a flat, fast course, a pack of top-flight pacers and ideal autumn weather has ensured that the event is now regarded as the undisputed WR marathon race. Its claim to fame is cemented by the fact that the last six successive world records for the distance, for men, have been set on the course”

I reached Berlin on Thursday, September 22 and the city was already warming up for the marathon weekend. The pre-marathon event expo was held at the now-defunct Tempelhof airport, one of the oldest airports in the world. The vast airport suddenly looked small when filled with runners waiting to collect their race numbers. The added attraction in shopping, largely related to running, from fancy clothing to accessories and nutritional products, represented a running festival.

Getting 44,000 runners to run through the streets was no easy task. Runners were grouped in four categories and the start time ranged from 9:10 am for the elites to 10:10 am for the back-of-the-pack, where I duly took my place. What was surprising though, was the unflinching support from the volunteers who didn’t move from their positions, until the last one went past them. The equally admirable crowd didn’t relent either and cheerfully supported the runners through the route. Lively music bands were stationed across the route playing vibrant music. The marathon route goes through some of the landmarks of Berlin including the Victory Column, German Chancellery, The Friedrichstadt-Palast, prominent art galleries and museums, Bundestrat, and finally, the Brandenburg Gate appearing between 41 and 42km points. Running through the Gate (built in the 18th century to commemorate peace, it was closed for 28 years following the division of Germany), was something that I have been dreaming about ever since I won the lottery to participate, and the last kilometre was certainly my fastest!

A euphoric finish was rewarded by a wonderfully designed medal — one side featuring the important landmarks of Berlin and the other side the a relatively unknown Eliud Kipchoge. Eliud Kipchoge is the fasted Marathoner in the world, setting a record of 2.01 hours here itself in Berlin. It was a tribute to him. That evening, there were the finishers in the city proudly sporting their finisher tees and medals all the way to their way — the Berlin legends!

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L to R: Gautam Adani, Jeff Bezos

Wealth of Indian billionaire tycoon and Chairperson of Adani Group – Gautam Adani – surged to make him the second richest man in the world on Friday morning, after a huge rise in the stocks Adani Group.

As per Forbes real-time billionaires list, Adani’s current net worth, as of September 16, stood at $155.7 billion – an amount that rose up by $5.5 billion or nearly four percent.

Adani, on Friday, overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with net worth $$149.7 billion), to secure the second richest spot, and is just behind Tesla’s Elon Musk, who remains the world’s richest man with $273.5 billion net worth.

Adani few weeks back, had overtaken France’s Bernard Arnault, Chief Executive Officer at Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, to become the world’s third richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Mukesh Ambani

It was the first time an Asian broke into the top three of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Meanwhile, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is the second wealthiest Indian with a net worth of $92.2 billion. 

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Since the time Prince Charles III took the throne as the new monarch of England, people have been highly inquisitive to know all about his likes, dislikes and his eccentric lifestyle. Here’s a list of some interesting facts about the new king!

1. Precise instructions are given by King Charles III to his staff to iron his shoelaces!

2. The King carries his own toilet seat and Kleenex Velvet toilet paper wherever he travels.

3. Paul Burrell, who was a butler to late Princess Diana and also to Queen Elizabeth II, revealed that the bath plug has to be positioned in a certain way, and the water temperature has to be lukewarm with the bath tub being only half full.

4. The King’s valet is required to squeeze one inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush.

5. Regarding his eating habits, chef Graham Newbould, a former member of the royal staff said, “He’d have homemade bread, a bowl of fresh fruit, fresh fruit juices.”

6. He further said, “Wherever the Prince goes in the world, the breakfast box goes with him. He has six different types of honey, some special mueslis, his dried fruit, and anything that’s a bit special that he is a bit fussy about.”

7. He is also the architect of a town he built, named Poundbury situated in Dorchester, England.

8. The King is an accomplished painter as well, and happens to be among the best-selling living painters in the UK.

9. He loves gardening and farming. He is even known to communicate with the plants.

10. In contrast to the tradition of being home-schooled as all previous heirs to the throne had been, he was the first heir who earned a university degree. He attended the University of Cambridge in 1967.

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