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  Organisers raise funds for Delhi Half Marathon

Organisers raise funds for Delhi Half Marathon

AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : Nov 26, 2015, 10:26 pm IST
Updated : Nov 26, 2015, 10:26 pm IST

Organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon have raised around Rs 4.50 crore through their philanthropic partner, India Care Foundation, which is associated with 104 NGOs and 43 care champions.

Officials at the route unveiling of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Wednesday.
 Officials at the route unveiling of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Wednesday.

Organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon have raised around Rs 4.50 crore through their philanthropic partner, India Care Foundation, which is associated with 104 NGOs and 43 care champions.

“For ADHM 2015, India Care Foundation has already raised Rs 4.50 crore, the highest fund raised raised in all eight years of the event so far, with a few days still to go for race day,” orgainsers said.

The fundraisers include people from different walks of life such as youths, elders, children, and corporates etc. “Though running is a single person sport, when a cause is attached to this sport, it becomes a people’s sport, city, a nation’s sport. This being our second year as the philanthropy partner to the ADHM, we have been encouraged by the wonderful response from the city of Delhi and NCR region, who have shown their support in the spirit of giving and running for a cause,” said Murray Culshaw, chairperson of India Care Foundation, philanthropy partner of the ADHM for a second consecutive year.

World and Olympic record holder in 5,000 and 10,000 metres, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia was named the event ambassador of the 8th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon last week.

Dwaraka Pandurangi of Vidhya Sagar, Utkarsh Kawatra of Blood Connect, Atish Kumar, a 14-year-old student from Lotus Petal Charitable Foundation, Arun Talwar of Udayan Care and Shubhendra Sachan of Nidan are some of the fundraisers who represent different NGOs and organisers who work for social causes.

The eighth edition of the event is scheduled for Sunday.