4th Edition of Pinkathon Announced by Milind Soman
The 4th edition of Bajaj Electricals Pinkathon Kolkata 2020 presented by COLORS was announced in Kolkata by Pinkathon founder Milind Soman formally at a press conference in Kolkata.
Present at the conference were eminent dignitaries like Dr Tanweer Shahid from Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals along with four mascots – Rinku Das an Acid Survivour for Volini 10 km run category, Harsha Banthia a Baby Wearing Mother for the 21 km run, 77 years old Lily Khan for VWash Plus 3 km race category and Dipali Singh a visually impaired runner and Sonia Mahajan a cancer conqueror for 5 km.
The run has 50 plus hearing-impaired girls for VWash Plus 3 km category and more than 50 visually impaired girls participating in different run categories. To prepare them for the main day, unique training sessions are being designed with the help and coordination of sighted runners. Special trainings for the main day will be organized in Kolkata for the registered participants who have requested training.
As a precursor to the main day, Pinkathon team will be organising unique events such as the Cancer Shero Trek for the cancer conquerors, 5 km Midnight Reclaim The Night.. Run!, Baby Wearing Walk and Zumba for girls with Hearing Impairment. As one-of-a-kind initiative, every single participant of Pinkathon Kolkata 2020 can choose to avail a free health check-up from the Medical partner Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals or a free Mammogram if the participant is above 45 yrs of age, the same is also transferrable.
All proceeds raised from the event will be used for the expenses incurred in organizing and marketing the event and by the Women’s Cancer Initiative in its fight against breast cancer. The official website for Bajaj Electricals Pinkathon Kolkata 2020 is www.pinkathon.in/kolkata through which participants can register online.
The 54th Pinkathon will be held on Sunday, 5th April 2020 at Ranger’s Club Ground, Kolkata. The online registrations for the multi-category run is open at www.pinkathon.in/kolkata for the VWash Plus 3 km, 5 km, Volini 10 km run and for the 21km distance drop a mail on info@pinkathon.in.