Vidyut Jammwal
New Delhi: The sports ministry has roped in Bollywood’s stunt performer Vidyut Jammwal to flag off a 200-km long ‘Fit India Walkathon’ on October 31 at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The event has been organised by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and will go on for 3 days (October 31– November 2) in which jawans and personnel of various central armed police forces (CAPFs) will participate and march for over 200-km.
The walkathon march will continue day and night and will also pass through the dunes of the Thar desert in the area located along the India-Pakistan border.
Speaking about the upcoming event, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “I am extremely happy that the brave soldiers of our armed forces have come together to promote the importance of fitness through this unique walkathon. I will be joining them in Jaisalmer and participating in the walk along with them. To take the Fit India Movement to every corner of the country is a key initiative of the Sports Ministry.”
Jammwal expressed his happiness that the importance of fitness was being emphasised “so wonderfully” through the Fit India Walkathon. “It’s an honour for me to flag off this initiative with Shri Kiren Rijiju and have our jawans join us in our mission to spread the word about fitness,” he said.
‘Fit India Walkathon’ aims to create awareness about fit and healthy lifestyle in India and comes on the heels of recently concluded ‘Fit India Freedom Run’ that saw the participation of over 6.5 crore people across India.
– globalbihari bureau
