PANJIM: Rotary Rain Run 2017, a charity run to support free cancer detection camps will be held on July 30 at the SAG Stadium, Bambolim.
Around 1200 runners have registered for the Rotary Rain Run organised by the Rotary Club of Porvorim for the third year in a row. These include 400 runners from the armed forces based in Goa and 80 outstation runners.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be the chief guest at the prize distribution function, while Revenue and IT minister Rohan Khaunte will be the guest of honour and Bollywood actor-producer Sanjay Suri will be the brand ambassador for the run.
RCP President Dilip Borkar who unveiled the Rotary Rain Run 2017 T-shirt at the media briefing held in Panaji on Tuesday evening said that the charity run is being organised for runners both male and female in the 5 km, 10 km and 21 km (half marathon) categories. The top three runners in the men’s, women’s and aimed forces categories of the half marathon will receive a cash prize of Rs 15,000, 10,000 and 5,000 respectively. “The run would be conducted from the Bambolim SAG stadium to Miramar via the Goa University road. This year both the 10km and 21km runs will be timed events. School children up to class X can register for the 5 km run for free”, informed Rain Run coordinator Avinash Parmar.
According to Parmar, the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) is supporting the event and Timing Technology India, a timing chip company is monitoring the timings of the runners.
Shrivallabh Sardesai, who also spoke on the occasion said the run this year was dedicated to women’s health and education and the income generated from the run will go towards supporting the Women Health Centre in Porvorim, which has been set up by the RCP to conduct free cervical and breast cancer check-up camps for women from the under privileged sections of society.
