16 districts of Manipur to join Fit India Freedom Runs 2.0
Source: The Sangai Express / PIB
Imphal, August 11 2021:
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Sh Anurag Singh Thakur will launch the Nationwide programme of Fit India Freedom Runs 2.0 on August 13, 2021 .
Minister of State, Youth Affairs & Sports, Sh Nisith Pramanik will also join the launch event, where organizations like BSF, CISF, CRPF, Railways, NYKS, ITBP, NSG, SSB would also join virtually from iconic locations across the country, said a statement of PIB Defence Wing.
Further, there will be 75 physical events at different historical locations on August 13 .
Subsequently, each week programmes will be held in 75 districts and at 75 villages in each district till 2nd October 2021.Thus, Fit India Freedom Runs will be organized in 744 Districts, 75 villages in each of the 744 Districts and 30,000 Educational Institutions across the country.
Through this initiative, more than 7.50 Crore youth and citizens will be reached to take part in the run.
This time Fit India Freedom Runs 2.0 will commence on August 13 and conclude on October 2.The aim is to encourage people to take up fitness activities such as running and sports in their daily lives and get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety, diseases etc.
The key activities of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 include pledge, rendering of National Anthem, Freedom Run, cultural functions at venues, awareness among Youth Volunteers to participate and also organize similar Freedom Runs in their villages.
People can register and upload their run on Fit India portal https://fitindia.gov.in and promote freedom run on their social media channels with #Run4India and #AzadikaAmritMahotsav.
Prominent people, public representatives, PRI leaders, social workers, sports persons, media personalities, doctors, farmers and Army personnel are being requested to participate, encourage and motivate the people by gracing these events at various levels.
Events will be organized physically and virtually all across the country by following the COVID-19 protocols.
Central Government Ministries, States Governments and other organizations have been requested to conduct physical/virtual Freedom Run events throughout the campaign till October 2 .
'Fit India Freedom Run' was conceived last year in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic when social distancing became 'new normal lifestyle, so as to keep the imperative need of fitness active even while following the social distancing norms.
It was launched on the concept of virtual run i.e.'it can be run anywhere, anytime! You run a route of your choice, at a time that suits you.
Basically, you run your own race and time at your own pace' .
The first edition of the campaign was organized from 15th August to 2nd October, 2020.More than 5 Crore people from Central/State Departments and organizations including Central Armed Forces, NGOs, Private Organizations, Schools, Individuals, Youth Clubs participated and covered around 18 crore kms distance.
Manipur will also be participating actively in the run with various programmes to be organised in different villages across 16 districts of the state.
One of the main events will be held in The Indian National Army Martyrs Memorial Complex, Moirang in Bishnupur District on August 13 along with one event in Pherzawl to coincide with the nationwide launch.
Senapati, Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal East districts will host the event on August 14.Districts of Imphal West and Jiribam will organise the run on August 21; Kakching, Kamjong and Noney on August 28 and five districts namely Ukhrul, Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Tamenglong and Senapati will run on September 4 .
Youth Clubs, Sports persons, Local authorities, army personnels, social influencers and workers and people from different walks of life across different villages will join the run.
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