- Online registrations open at http://www.airtelrunforeducation.com
- Expect to see over 7,000 runners from Kolkata competing across 3 race categories
- Automated Race Photo Tagging for all runners and use of RFID technology for timing the 10K & 21k distance runners
- Since 1997, RTI has spent over Rs. 152 crores in constructing 5108 classrooms in 1811 schools impacting more than 56 lac underprivileged children across the country, under its Freedom through Education program
Kolkata, 5th November, 2015:
Round Table India, the national social service
organisation, and Bharti Airtel today announced the 2nd
edition of Airtel Run for Education 2015,
Kolkata – The city’s only fund raising sporting event contributing towards
the cause of education for underprivileged children. The 2015 leg of this
annual event will be held on the 29th November, flagged off from the
City Centre Saltlake and expects to see participation of around 7,000 runners
from across Kolkata.
RUN-FOR-EDUCATION
is a fund raising sporting event which is organized to support the cause of
providing education for the underprivileged children, signifying ‘Freedom
through education’. This initiative was taken by Round Table India in 2014
and the inception year witnessed ardent participation from various walks of
life, like corporate, students, families and more. The event brought
enthusiastic professional and novice runners on one platform defining the true
spirit of humanity and sportsmanship and generating
awareness for education and fitness for all. Funds raised through this event in
2014, was used towards building classroom facilities in Vivekananda Vidya Mandir, Barasat and the recipient of this year’s
aid would be Sarada Sishu Mandir,
Tanterberia, Howrah.
The
opening of registration was announced in the presence of Ravindra Singh Negi, CEO – West Bengal & Odisha, Bharti Airtel
Limited, Suman Voora, National
President – RTI, prominent sports personality like Saurav Goshal.
Commenting
on the launch, Ravindra Singh Negi, CEO
– West Bengal & Odisha, Bharti Airtel, said, “We are truly excited to
be a part of Airtel Run for Education 2015, as it fosters our core brand
essence of human connections and brings thousands of people together to
celebrate the spirit of running. Beginning with 2014 we have had the chance to
support the cause of education for underprivileged children through this event,
I would urge all Kolkata citizens to participate, assure
their full support to make this event a great success”.
On the occasion Suman Voora,
National President – RTI, said “Round Table India has taken up the noble
cause to nurture the education of the underprivileged children of the society,
by giving them freedom through education. We are honored and humbled by the
support received from corporates, media and the people of Kolkata.”
Airtel Run for Education 2015, Kolkata
will have three race categories over 5 km, 10 km and 21 km distances. With the
run witnessing 5000 participants last year, over a high 7000+ participants are
expected to run from City Centre, Saltlake on 29th November, 2015 at
5:30 am. Automated Race Photo Tagging
will be used for all participants, whereby they will be able to get live photo
uploads on Facebook along with their performance indicators and RFID would be used as a part of smart
technology to judge the run timings for the 10 and 21km participants.
Airtel Run for Education 2015, Kolkata
is the first running event in the country to have its own official mobile game
and app. Designed and created by RJS
Tech, an award winning game developer based out of Kolkata, the app contains
an exciting sporting trivia and also provides the participating runners with
the race map, race information and the option to track individual race timings.
The
following are the prize money awards across the three categories, for each
category male and female winners will be awarded separately.
|
Category
|
Winner
|
First Runner up
|
Second Runner up
|
|
21 km
|
35000
|
27000
|
20000
|
|
10 km
|
28000
|
21000
|
14000
|
|
5 km
|
14000
|
10000
|
6000
|
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