Yoga session at Vizag golf club blends fitness with tourism push ahead of Yoga Day

As portion of the State government’s celebrations starring up to International Yoga Day, a yoga league was held astatine the East Point Golf Club successful Mudasarlova connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026). Public representatives, elder officials, tourism stakeholders and students took part.

The programme had the duplicate nonsubjective of promoting the benefits of yoga and showcasing Visakhapatnam’s tourism assets. The territory medication had earlier held akin events astatine Rushikonda Beach and successful the Naval Dockyard arsenic portion of the ongoing Yogandhra initiative.

Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat, District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore, Joint Collector G. Vidyadhari and GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg were among those present, on with officials of the East Point Golf Club, edifice associations and the tourism sector. Yoga instructors and children who presented demonstrations were felicitated with mementoes.

Mr. Kishore said the East Point Golf Club, among the fewer successful Andhra Pradesh, had emerged arsenic 1 of the country’s salient golfing destinations, and that holding the lawsuit determination was meant to item its tourism potential. He recalled that past year’s International Yoga Day event, held successful the beingness of the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister, drew lakhs of participants and acceptable a Guinness World Record. He urged citizens to articulation the wide yoga objection planned connected Beach Road connected June 21, saying yoga promoted a steadfast manner portion showcasing the city’s tourer attractions to a wider audience.

Mr. Sribharat said the East Point Golf Club had developed into 1 of the country’s champion 18-hole courses, with a clubhouse of planetary modular drafting golfers from crossed India. Such events helped popularise yoga portion strengthening Visakhapatnam’s tourism profile, helium said, and urged the media to item both.