It was a sight to watch when the youngsters of Bhopal enthusiastically participated in marathon ‘Run For Unity’ held in city on Tuesday.
The marathon was organised to mark the birth anniversary of Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. It is to be noted that Sardar Patel’s birthday is celebrated as National Unity Day across the country. To observe this day, National Integration Race was organised in the city.
The marathon was flagged of by State Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Yashodhara Raje Scindia at 9:30 am. The marathon began from TT Nagar Stadium. Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Upendra Jain, DIG Santosh Kumar Singh, Collector Sudam Khade, Superintendent of Police Rahul lodha, ASP Dharmaveer Singh and other officers were present on the occasion.
Interestingly, as many as 5,000 Bhopalites participated in Run for Unity. Bhopalites including 19 Government and non-government school students, students of 12 colleges, recruitment information centers, SSB jawans, players of different sports academies, Government officials and employees actively participated in the marathon.
The marathon began from TT Nagar Stadium, reached Nanaka Petrol Pump, Arera Club, Shivaji Square where it was terminated. In the closing ceremony, the Chief Minister of the state, Shivraj Singh Chauhan gave a resolution of national integration to the people involved in Run for Unity.
Meanwhile, the players of Madhya Pradesh Fencing Academy exhibited a wonderful performance at the National Fencing Competition held in Gwalior. The players bagged seven medals including three silver medals and four bronze medals.
As many as 1,000 players from different States participated in the competition. The players of the academy participated in the leadership of Fencing instructor Bhupinder Singh Chauhan and won medals. Players Shankar Pandey, Ankur Jain and Sushil Rakewar won silver medal each, while Dilshan, Anjali, Pragya and Shankar Pandey won bronze medals.
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated the winners on their fabulous performance. Here on Tuesday, the winners met Scindia and shared their experience at the national competition. Director Sports and Youth Welfare Upendra Jain were also present on this occasion.