Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the RUN FOR RIO in New Delhi tomorrow to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country especially when India is sending its largest ever contingent of athletes to participate in the Games. <br/><br/>The run will commence from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium and will end at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in which twenty thousand school children will participate.<br/><br/>On the occasion, Mr Modi will also release a publication of Sports Authority of India on Indian Olympics Journey which will carry interesting information on country's Olympics achievements and preparations for the future.<br/><br/>Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel said, the objective of the Run is to not only demonstrate to the athletes that the whole country is proud of them and wishes them all the best in the forthcoming Rio Olympics competitions, but also to connect public at large with the Olympic spirit and power of sports. <br/><br/>He said similar Runs on a smaller scale will be held in the Sports Authority of India Regional Centres at Sonepat, Kolkata, Bhopal, Gandhinagar and Thiruvananthapuram. Mr Goel said an Olympic Exhibition and a Food Park is also being planned in collaboration of NDMC in New Delhi to coincide with the inauguration of the Games at RIO.
News On AIR | July 30, 2016 9:58 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off 'RUN FOR RIO' in New Delhi tomorrow