11 April 2005	Monday	01 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426

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SARGODHA, April 10: All-girl mini-marathon went ahead here on Sunday but within the boundary walls of a college and amid tight security. The Post-Graduate College for Women was selected after the Gujranwala episode where a similar event held in the open was disrupted by MMA activists. Except the race officials, no male was allowed in to watch the sport participated by 250 girls drawn from local schools and colleges. The participation of other girls’ campuses in the district was negligible.

There were hardly any women spectators to cheer the winners probably due to the presence of a large number of MMA activists and police at Chandni Chowk, outside the venue.

MMA activists, who remained around the college throughout the day to thwart any “attempt of the organizers to bring the girls out on the road”, were seen hiding clubs in some nearby shops. The police did not object to their presence at the Channi Chowk.

Some students, who seemed frightened, said the mini-marathon was a good experience but the campus was not proper venue for the race.