Chaitanya Velhal DC Award
Named after Chaitanya Velhal - who is the first person to successfully finish Deccan Cliffhanger SOLO three times... and to have done them all with a podium place!
Eligibility Criteria

Presented to each racer who finishes TheDeccan Cliffhanger three times in the Solo Crew Supported Category (age 18-49) in a span of six attempts.
Awardees
AW001
Chaitanya Velhal
Deccan Cliffhanger 2nd Edition (2014)
Position-
1
Racing Time-
26:46:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 3rd Edition (2015)
Position-
2
Racing Time-
25:48:24
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)
Position-
2
Racing Time-
24:14:57
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
AW002
Sumit Patil
Deccan Cliffhanger 2nd Edition (2014)
Position-
6
Racing Time-
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 3rd Edition (2015)
Position-
13
Racing Time-
36:04:12
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 7th Edition (2019)
Position-
21
Racing Time-
37:08:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
AW003
Vijay Kale
Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)
Position-
18
Racing Time-
37:36:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)
Position-
4
Racing Time-
29:46:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 11th Edition (2024)
Position-
8
Racing Time-
36:34:27
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
AW004
Sundaram Narayanan
Deccan Cliffhanger 1st Edition (2014)
Position-
5
Racing Time-
31:31:54
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)
Position-
5
Racing Time-
29:10:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)
Position-
7
Racing Time-
28:51:39
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
AW005
Rahul Zanjurne
Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)
Position-
19
Racing Time-
38:00:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)
Position-
17
Racing Time-
38:13:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)
Position-
15
Racing Time-
33:24:38
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
AW006
Kabir Rachure
Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)
Position-
11
Racing Time-
32:33:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)
Position-
3
Racing Time-
28:50:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)
Position-
3
Racing Time-
24:17:46
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
AW007
Kabir Rachure
Deccan Cliffhanger 7th Edition (2019)
Position-
1
Racing Time-
24:41:49
Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 8th Edition (2021)
Position-
1
Racing Time-
22:51:44
Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 9th Edition (2022)
Position-
1
Racing Time-
22:32:50
Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
AW010
Koken Uzuntas
Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)
Position-
9
Racing Time-
30:40:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)
Position-
4
Racing Time-
24:33:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 9th Edition (2022)
Position-
3
Racing Time-
28:41:00
Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
AW011
Purushrut Khilari
Deccan Cliffhanger 8th Edition (2021)
Position-
12
Racing Time-
31:19:38
Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 10th Edition (2023)
Position-
2
Racing Time-
28:07:19
Solo Self Supported Men 18-49 Cut off- 37 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 12th Edition (2025)
Position-
2
Racing Time-
31:28:00
Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
AW012
Priya Ranjan
Deccan Cliffhanger 9th Edition (2022)
Position-
14
Racing Time-
32:34:46
Solo RQ Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
Finish
Deccan Cliffhanger 10th Edition (2023)
Position-
16
Racing Time-
31:54:20
Solo Crew Supported Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified
Deccan Cliffhanger 11th Edition (2024)
Position-
2
Racing Time-
29:01:13
Solo RQ Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours
Status-
RAAM Qualified