Mini marathon, freedom walks on Aug 14
Newindpress.com
DHARWAD: On the eve of Independence Day, Health Centre, Hubli will organise first ever, mini marathon and freedom walk on August 14.
Secretary Dr Kiran Kulkarni informed that the 21 km mini marathon would be flagged off at 7 AM from his clinic near Laximinarayan temple, at Raviwarpeth, Dharwad and will conclude at the Health Centre, Akshay Park, Gokul Road, Hubli. The mini marathon will be for men and women and for others who are above 16 years and belong to North Karnataka.
The organisers are planning to extend the event to state level next year and further to national level in the coming years.
Winners of each category will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs 5,000, while the runners-up will get Rs 4,000.
Participants who finish third, fourth and fifth will get a cash prizes of Rs 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 respectively and first 10 participants will be awarded with mementos and certificates, while all the participants will be given the merit certificates.
The freedom walk will commence at 9 AM from KIMS, Nehru Stadium, Hosur Cross and BDK Industries and will conclude at the Health Centre, Akshay Park. All the participants will be given free T-shirts and caps.
Prize distribution ceremony will be held at 11 AM wherein about 8 sportspersons, who represented the country in different sports events and five sports promoters, will be felicitated.
Entry fee for these events is Rs 10 and the entire collection will be donated to ‘Paraspara’ charity for ’Juvenile diabetic’ patients.
Registration will be carried out at Dharwad between 5 and 7 PM on August 13 at the Scouts and Guides, near Court. Accommodation and medical checkup facilities will be provided to all the outstation participants.
No comments:
Post a Comment