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Nearly 850 participants, including 150 wheelchair users, took portion successful the sixth Edition of the Run for Wheels Marathon astatine the Ganga Spine Injury Rehabilitation Centre successful Coimbatore metropolis connected Sunday (December 7, 2025).
The inclusive marathon, jointly organised by Ganga Hospital and Sittruli Foundation, aimed to span the spread betwixt able-bodied and para-athletes. Participants competed crossed 10 km, 5 km, 3 km, and 1 km categories, with winners receiving currency prizes.
The marathon was flagged disconnected by G. Soundararajan, president of CRI Pumps, and Dr. S. Rajasekaran, chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital and Managing Trustee, Ganga Spine Injury Foundation. A wheelchair hoops accumulation lucifer followed, highlighting the information of differently-abled athletes and emphasising the request for inclusive infrastructure.
In different event, the Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) conducted its 29th yearly KMCH Kovai Marathon connected Sunday, focusing connected paediatric cardiac care. The 16 km run, opening astatine KMCH Sulur Multi-Specialty Hospital and concluding astatine the Kovai Medical Center Hospital connected Avinashi Road successful the city, saw implicit 4,000 participants, including doctors, nurses, aesculapian professionals, and students.
The marathon was flagged disconnected by District Superintendent of Police K. Karthikeyan, and astatine the decorativeness line, Dr. Nalla G. Palaniswami, Chairman and Managing Director, KMCH, highlighted the marathon’s bequest since 1991 and its relation successful raising consciousness of kid bosom health.
Dr. Arun Palaniswami, Executive Director, emphasised the value of aboriginal detection, treatment, and acquisition connected paediatric cardiac conditions.
