Mr. B. Venkatesham IAS, Secretary Tourism, Govt. of Telangana, Mr. D. Suresh Babu – Director, Hyderabad 10k Run Foundation, Tollywood Actors Navdeep, Tejaswi Madivada & Shivangi Shre, Ms. Simran Choudhary (Miss Telangana), Mr. Murali Nannapaneni, Race Director, Freedom 10k Run,were present to launch 16th Edition of Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run
Over 15,000+ Runners with a mix different age groups are expected to participate in the Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run
A new segment of Freedom Family Run is introduced this year encouraging at least 3 members of a family including one childto register and participate in the run
Cause Partner Surge Impact to lead Impact Run –an initiative to allow participants get a Charity BIB supporting a specific cause.
A new campaign powered by ACT Fibrenet encouraging participation of Start-ups-an initiative with the support of T-Hub, We-Huband other incubators
Registrations Now Open. Register atwww.eventsnow.com
Hyderabad,4th October, 2018: Hyderabad 10K Foundation and EventsNow in association with Freedom Healthy cooking oil range, ACT Fibernet and Lalithaa Jewellery announced the 16th Edition of ‘Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run 2018’ scheduled on 25thNovember 2018at People’s plaza, Necklace road. The Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run is designed to promote health, fitness and sports culture among the people and drive home the idea that ‘every step counts’. This year’s run campaign theme is #MyCityMyRun2018..Mr. B. Venkatesham IAS, Secretary Tourism, Govt. of Telangana Mr. D Suresh Babu – Director, Hyderabad 10k Run Foundation, Tollywood Actors Navdeep, Tejaswi Madivada & Shivangi Shre, Ms. Simran Choudhary (Miss Telangana),, Mr. Murali Nannapaneni, Race Director, Freedom 10k Run, Mr. P Chandra Shekhara Reddy, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Freedom Healthy Cooking Oil Range, Mr. Partha Biswas, COO, Act Fibernet, Mr. Raj Pakala, CEO, EventsNow along with other dignitaries& delegatesannounced the 16th edition ofFreedom Hyderabad 10K Run 2018and launched the campaign theme #MyCityMyRun2018 along with the Freedom 10K Run anthem.
‘Freedom Hyderabad10K Run 2018’will be organized in Hyderabad on 25thNovember 2018 at Necklace Road and is expected tosee 15,000+ runners (Elite, Amateur &Freedom family run). Hyderabad city will be witnessing enthusiastic participation from runners across India and overseas with an objective to run and celebrate the spirit of Hyderabad and spread the message ‘#MyCityMyRun2018’. Celebrities, regular running enthusiasts, fitness conscious individuals& families are expected to attend the event. Each 10K run participant will receive a T-shirt, finisher’s Medal, breakfast & Timing Certificate. This year’s Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run 2018 also encourages all the start-ups to register and participate in the run.
Speaking at the occasion Dr. Murali Nannapanni, Race Director Freedom 10K Run said“Freedom Hyderabad 10K Runis mainly designed to celebrate the spirit of Hyderabad and promote running as a primary form of fitness along with a healthy lifestyle to people across all walks of life. This year, meticulous planning and efforts have been taken to improve the quality of the event &the runner experience to match the Global Standards. The race will have 3 primary categories, Elite 10K Run, Open 10K Run with Timing chip and Open 5K Run. The highlight for this year will be theFreedom Family Run, encouraging the families to register, run and celebrate a healthy lifestyle. The Elite 10K run will be open to professionals who have to complete the 10K run less than 40 min (men) and 40 min (women) in the last 1 year. The Open 10k run will be a timed run. The 5k Run is a non-time run and encourages all the participants to run and enjoy. The Freedom Family Run is a new segment introduced this year. It mainly encourages families to run together for a 5KM or less and set their fun and fitness goals.”
Speaking on the occasion Mr. P. Chandra Shekhara Reddy Vice President Sales & Marketing,Freedom Healthy cooking oil range said “We are happy and proud to present this edition of Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run 2018. The main aim of this initiative is to promote sports, fitness, wellness and a healthy lifestyle for all the citizens of Hyderabad. This year we have introduced the Freedom Family Run. This new segment has been launched to encourage the families to run together and adopt fitness, wellness & a healthy lifestyle. We invite people to share their family picture doing a healthy activity on the various social media platforms using #MyFreedomHealthyFamily. We wish more and more families come forward to adopt running as a primary form of exercise and resolve to live a healthy and happy life with the Freedom to eat and Freedom to enjoy.”
Speaking on the partnership, Partha Biswas , COO, ACT Fibernet said, “Hyderabad 10K Run is one of the biggest running event in South India, and we are extremely proud to be the powered partner of this incredible initiative for the second year in a row. It is our constant endeavor to provide a lending hand to organizations who are working towards building and empowering the community. Over the years thousands of people have been inspired to be part of the run pledging their commitment to a richer and healthier lifestyle. We are confident of a similar support and participation from the residents of the city this year also. Further, as powered by partners it is our responsibility to create more awareness about the run and encourage participation, and hence for the first time we are bringing exclusive offers for all the T-Hub and WeHub start-ups to ensure we have a more engaging association”.
Adding to this Mr. Raj Pakala, CEO, EventsNow said “We are pleased to organize the 16th edition of Freedom Hyderabad 10K Run 2018. We encourage the people from all walks of life to participate in the race and promote the rich heritage of the city through #MyCityMyRun2018. We would like to especially call upon Corporates, Start-Ups, Schools & Colleges, Communities and Families to register in large numbers and to come forward and participate in the Run. The people who are participating stand a chance to win prize money in various categories of Elite Runners, Women, Veterans etc. We look forward to the city adopting a fitness culture and help the people lead a healthy life. We would also like to thank our partners for their continued support to the event and the help in making it bigger and better each year.”
