Fit India Cycling Tuesdays: DIG Patiala Mandeep Sidhu Flags off Cycling Rally; sports icons participate at NIS Patiala
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ December 17,2024
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre at NIS Patiala hosted the ‘Fit India Cycling Tuesdays’ initiative today, with DIG Patiala Range Mandeep Singh Sidhu flagging off the event as the Chief Guest.
Addressing the gathering, DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu praised the NIS for organizing the event and emphasized the importance of hosting such activities regularly, not just on Tuesdays, to promote fitness and community participation.
Executive Director of NS NIS Patiala, Vineet Kumar, thanked the dignitaries and participants. He highlighted that Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, had officially launched the ‘Fit India Cycling Tuesdays’ initiative earlier in New Delhi.
The event at NIS Patiala witnessed enthusiastic participation from elite athletes, including former Olympian Shakti Singh, Asian Games gold medallist and Olympian Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Olympian Rani Rampal, and Olympian Anu Rani. Leading a 10-kilometer cycling joy ride from the NIS campus to Fountain Chowk via Lower Mall Road and back, they were joined by athletes from Punjab’s National Athletic Team, NCOE athletes, local fitness enthusiasts, and citizens. Over 250 participants took part in the event.
The initiative at NIS Patiala underscored the region’s commitment to promoting cycling as a sustainable mode of transportation and an effective form of exercise.
The Fit India Cycling Tuesdays campaign has been launched simultaneously at over 1,000 venues across India today, with SAI regional centres hosting similar events. Moving forward, cycling events will continue to be held every Tuesday nationwide.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is conducting the initiative in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India (CFI), MY Bharat, SAI regional centres, National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs), Khelo India Centres (KICs), and district administrations.
