Adani Ahmedabad Marathon honors our bravehearts

Adani Group flagged off the third edition of Adani

Ahmedabad Marathon dedicated to highlight the bravery of Indian soldiers. The

theme #run4oursoldiers is an initiative to show solidarity towards India’s

heroic soldiers who have committed their lives to protect the nation. 

For the third consecutive year, Adani Group salutes

every soldiers and brought the entire nation together to applaud their courage

through the marathon. Taking one step further, this year’s marathon will also

feature a display of the military weapons for marathon runners and onlookers.

From its inception, the marathon has been one of

the most popular and successful in the country. This year the participation has

outnumbered the last two editions with a total of 14,000 registrations and a

flood of 12,000 participants. This is also the first time that the marathon has

received an accreditation of the Association of International Marathons (AIM)

certification, a global accreditation. The race categories include full

marathon, half marathon, 10km and 5 km run.  

The dignitaries flagged of the prime category of 42

km race were Pranav Adani and Norrie Williamson. Whereas the 21 km was flagged

off by Pranav Adani, Senior Management Arvind Mills and Senior Management Yes

Bank. The 10 km was flagged of by Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran VM, Brigadier

Vinod Bajiya, Karan Adani, Paridhi Adani, Sagar Adani, Pranav Adani and Namrata

Adani. The 5 km was flagged off of by CM Vijay Rupani, Rajesh Adani and

Brigadier Vinod Bajiya.

Given the theme, the marathon also sees

participation from defence personnel every year. This year the marathon

received around 1500 personnel from the defence establishment which includes

soldiers from Air Force, Army, and Navy participated in the marathon. With this

initiative the Adani Group will contribute a major portion of the proceeds

towards the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces. 

A well thought out initiative via this marathon is

the concept of ‘Marathon Ploggers’, wherein this year 300 participants have

voluntarily picked up waste along their route emphasizing on the contribution

towards a healthy and clean environment. This initiative was conceptualized by

Adani Foundation where the participants received the Swachhagraha certificate

and the ‘Ploggers’ were rewarded with recognition and special gifts. 

Talking about the marathon, Pranav Adani, Managing

Director, Agro and Oil and Gas said, “We are pleased to witness about 12.000

participants at our third edition of Adani Ahmedabad Marathon. I want to thank

everyone for the unprecedented love and warmth that has been given to Adani

Ahmedabad Marathon 2019.  It’s heartening that our humble efforts to

infuse a healthy culture of running and supporting the Indian Armed Forces also

contribute to nation’s vision of Fit India #Run4OurSoldiers”.

The Adani Ahmedabad Marathon has a ripple effect in

promoting healthy living amongst citizens. This marathon for the third

consecutive year has experienced an increase in the involvement of runners

especially for the professional marathon runners. The vibrancy and enthusiasm

received this year is reflective of the success that the marathon has had in

its past editions as well.