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From a five-year-old kid to a 92-year-old man, Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon saw a participation from 8000 people
Deepak Killedar, Baljindar Mondal and Anees Ahmed during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Dr Jaspal Arneja during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Alok Goenka and Pesho Mehta during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Dr Sanjiv Prakash Chugh during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Mitali Narang and Harleen Oberoi during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Students from Centre Point School during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Gauri, Varun and Vishal Kulkarni during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Students from CMCA (Children's Movement for Civic Awareness) performing during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Students from Sadabai Raisoni Women's College during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Rajesh Sahni and Amit Narang during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
PL Shah and Ved Prakash Madan during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Children with placards promoting good health during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Shamita Bhonsle, Kavita Bhonsle, Shalin Sharma, Shweta Sharma, Gunisha Sharma, Ayoosh Sharma, Ria Kriplani and Avinash Sarudkar during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Students from TBRAN's Mundle English Medium School performing for the runners during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Komal Raj, Amrit Sethi and Avni Mishra during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Nagpur Traffic Police on duty during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Mikiyas Yemata (Ethiopia) and Peter Mwangi (Kenya) during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Rahul Katkar, Dilip Rathore and Vijay Kumar during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Harshit Gautam, Krishna Shukla and Jayesh Chavda during The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017 at Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur
At ‘The Nagpur Rotary-Arneja Walkathon and Dream Run 2017’ organised by the Rotary Club of Nagpur and Arneja Heart and Multi-specialty Hospital, around 8000 fitness enthusiasts participated in the Walkathon and ran for a healthier life. The Walkathon which kick started from Ramgiri, Civil Lines, Nagpur at 6am sharp was given a go ahead by All India Congress Committee Secretary Anees Ahmed, Dr Jaspal Arneja, Deepak Killedar and Baljinder Mondal. The Walkathon was organised to support various social causes and to promote and spread awareness about fitness.
Along with several professionals from Nagpur and other cities (Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad, etc.), students from schools and colleges and members of many laughter clubs also participated in the Walkathon. Interestingly, a few youngsters from Kenya and Ethiopia had especially come to the city to participate in the Walkathon. While the youngest runner at the Walkathon was five-year-old Parth Gupta, the oldest runner was 92-year-old Pesho Mehta. Pesho Mehta on his jersey carried an inspiring message which read, ‘So, what if I’m 92? I can still do what others can do. Walk 3 kms in Walkathon race and shake my legs along with their space!”
Speaking to Nation Next about the Walkathon 2017, Ex-President of Rotary club of Nagpur, Dr Sanjiv Prakash Chugh said, Taking a cue from the Bombay Walkathon and with an intention to promote sports and spread fitness awareness in Nagpur we organised the first Walkathon in February, 2005 which saw a participation from around 1500 runners. Today around 8000 runners have participated in the Walkathon and that’s really great! We hope to make Nagpur Walkathon bigger and better year after year. Dr Chugh also thanked the Nagpur Traffic Police for supporting the Walkathon and helping the organisers to manage and clear traffic.
The Walkathon got over by 9 am and was followed by a prize and medal distribution ceremony in the presence of Anees Ahmed, Dr Jaspal Arneja, Alok Goenka (President, Rotary Club of Nagpur), Manish Bhati (Secretary), Rajesh Yadav (Project Director, Nagpur Walkathon 2017).
Pictures by: Kartik Thakur
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally, on Tuesday, January 25, reached 5,43,064 (till 5 pm) as 4028 (972 from rural and 2956 from city) new cases were recorded in a single day.
Also, active COVID cases, as on Tuesday, could be seen inching closer to 30,000 mark in the district.
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally on Sunday, January 2 reached 4,94,193 (till 5 pm) as 90 (73 city, nine rural) more people tested positive for the virus.
Nagpur registered 88 (81 from city) new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, December 31. Nagpur previously had recorded as minimum as six cases on December 24.
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