Vinaya Malsure and Karan Singh claim the title at the 4th Edition of the Pune FLO Half Marathon 2018

Pune: NP NEWS 24 ONLINE – Citizens of Pune came forward in large numbers and ran with great zeal and enthusiasm this Sunday morning at the Pune FLO Half Marathon 2018.

Vinaya Malsure and Karan Singh bagged first place with the timing of 1:28:32 and 1:10:59 minutes respectively in the open category of the Pune FLO Half Marathon.

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The marathon which took place at Magarpatta Cricket Ground was organized by FLO (FICCI Ladies Organization) the women’s wing Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. It is a flagship initiative of FLO Pune Chapter undertaken with an aim to support women empowerment by making them financially self-sufficient. This initiative is not only one of the biggest fundraiser for FLO Pune Chapter but is also one of the biggest on a national level far as FLO is concerned. Huge turnout and support from corporate, Indian Army who witnessed 1100 army jawans supporting the run, women from Self Help Groups, Students from DPU, tribal department girls, participants from Rotary District 3131 were some of the notable organizations who joined hands with FLO Pune Chapter.

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Cash prizes close to Rs three lakhs were given away to the top performers. Amruta Fadnavis presented the prizes to the winners along with National Flo President Pinky Reddy.

Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Skri. D. K Jain, Sageeta Lalwani – Chairperson FLO Pune Chapter, Manu Shrivastav – Additional Secretary Government of Maharashtra, IAS Krishna Prakash,  Vishwas Nangare Patil – Inspector General of Police, Mrs. Saini wife of – GOC-in-C Southern Command, Pinky Reddy – National FLO President, Parag Satpute – MD Bridgestone India, Satish Magar –  CMD Magarpatta Group, Rajat Raheja – MD, Amdocs and Dr. Shailesh Palekar – District Governor Rotary District 3131 , Mr. Runwal- CMD Runwal Group , Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande – Chief of Staff Southern Command , Gen.Madhuri Kanitkar – Dean AFMC ,   K K Gupta- MD Barclays and  Sadhan Banerjee – MD Air products India were present on the occasion. Many of them also took part in the run.

Overwhelmed with the response of runners for this Pune Flo Half marathon Sangeeta Lalwani, Chairperson, FICCI FLO, Pune Chapter said, “It is indeed heartening to such a massive participation of citizens that are not only health conscious but are also concerned about women empowerment. Funds generated from this half marathon shall be used for skilling the women for making them self sufficient. This is the only marathon, which maintains utmost transparency and is actually open to share the utilization of funds with the participants.”

 

Sadhan Banerjee, Managing Director, Air Products India said, “Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture at Air Products. We believe all people bring their unique perspectives to the workplace which are essential elements to foster innovation, enabling us to be the leaders in the wide range of markets we serve. We realise the immense value women bring to the table across different environments and we at Air Products India aim to do our best in encouraging and supporting them in every possible way. FICCI FLO shares this belief and we are immensely proud to be part of this event.”

 

Speaking on the successful Event,  Parag Satpute, Managing Director and Bridgestone India said “We are glad for the extraordinary response of the citizens of Pune. Women are not only an integral part of the societal structure, but also a powerhouse of untapped potential individually. Hence, the cause of women empowerment is not only needed but truly deserved, and Bridgestone India strongly supports the cause. FICCI Flo is one of the most prominent women’s organization of the country, and therefore, it was a natural selection for us to join hands with them. The organization’s determination and dedication has led to improving the lives of several women. Bridgestone India is supporting various initiatives of FICCI Flo, Pune, which would help women attain employable skills and financial independence. We are glad to be associated with FICCI Flo, Pune and hope that our partnership will help further the cause of women empowerment.”

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