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PHOTOS: They passed with flying colours!

Last updated on: June 04, 2014 13:43 IST

Image: Participants are covered in paint as they take part in the Colour Run in London on June 1.
Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

No, these aren’t exactly pictures from some firang Holi party. The Colour Run is a five kilometre, un-timed race, held in cities across the United States and also worldwide, with the aim of promoting healthy living, and the organisers choose a charity to benefit in each of the cities the run visits.

Participants are doused from head to toe in different colours in the race -- also billed as the ‘happiest 5K on the planet’.

“If you are in this for a real RUN, you will likely be frustrated once it begins. People tend to stop and go and take selfies along the way, making it difficult to get a good, consistent running pace going. You can pretty easily avoid the colour if you want to... but that's no fun,” gothamist reports.

We bring in fascinating photographs from Colour Runs organised across the globe. Enjwaay!

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

Participants are covered in paint as they take part in the Color Run in London.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

Participants pose for a 'selfie' photograph as they take part in the Colour Run in London.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

Participants dance to celebrate after taking part in the Colour Run in London.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Eddy Keogh/Reuters

A runner is picked up by a friend as they are sprayed with cold water after finishing the Colour Run in London.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

A woman covers herself in paint during the Color Run in London.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Neil Hall/Reuters

Participants are covered in paint after taking part in the Color Run in London.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Competitors pose for a photo after running through coloured powder at the Orange County Color Run in Irvine, California, on May 10.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Competitors run through coloured powder at the Orange County Color 5K Run in Irvine, California, on May 10.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

A participant cheers after finishing The Color Run in Paris on April 13.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Participants cheer as they take part in The Color Run in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 1, 2013.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

A participant doused in coloured powder looks on after completing The Color Run in Paris on April 13.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Participants cheer after finishing The Color Run in Paris.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Jaime Saldarriaga/Reuters

Participants cheer as they take part in The Color Run in Cali, Columbia, on November 3, 2013.

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They passed with flying colours!


Photographs: Bernardo Montoya/Reuters

Runners cheer after they finish the Color Run in Mexico City.

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