The Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL) with support of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, District Administration Leh, and Indian Army organised the first-ever full moon marathon in Ladakh, attracting 100 runners who participated in the 42 km and 21.9 km races on September 1.
 
The marathon started from the bank of Pangong Lake at Merak village and concluded at the Rezang La war memorial. It was held in honor of the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the 1962 
war and this event marked a significant milestone in adventure sports in the region.

Sonam Rigzin holds first position in the half marathon - men category completing the run in 1 hour 44 minutes, Chetan Namgyal holds second position with timings 1 hour 47 minutes and Sonam Chinba holds third position with timing 1 hour 47 minutes respectively. 

Similarly, in the half marathon- Women category Tashi Ladol holds first position completing the run in 1 hour 51 minutes, Stanzin Chorol holds second position with timings- 2 hours 40 minutes and Thinles Angmo holds third position with 2 hours 44 minutes respectively. 

In Full marathon men category, first position holder was Stanzin Namgyal with timings of 3 hours 52 minutes, the second position holder was Jigmet Singay with timings 4 hours 24 minutes and third position holder was Padma Tundup with timings of 4 hours 37 minutes.  In Women's category, Namgyal Angmo holds the first position and completed the run in 4 hours 27 minutes.