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NAMCHI, : Police personnel from Namchi Police Station
participated in Fit India Cycling Sundays/Fight Obesity here today. The event
started from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) premises enroute to the Namchi
helipad in Assangthang and back.
Six
police personnel, 20 athletes, and five staff, along with four
cyclists/athletes from Namchi, participated in the cycling event under Fit
India Cycling Sundays.
Sports
and Youth Affairs deputy director Basant Pradhan who was present as the chief
guest flagged off the event. He was accompanied by football icons of Sikkim,
viz. Sanju Pradhan and Nim Tshering Lepcha, as special guests.
The
series of cycling events on Sundays is an initiative of the Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Fit
India Cycling Sundays has been regularly conducted in Namchi district, said
Rupen Pradhan, in charge of the Sports Authority of India, Namchi district.
