“The event symbolizes the spirit of India,” says distance running legend
Haile Gebrselassie
The Ethiopian great unveils the finisher’s medal for Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
One of the greatest distance runners in history, Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie urged participants of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday, October 16, to “pace the run and enjoy the moment.”
The International Event Ambassador, who set an incredible 27 world records in a storied career, unveiled the unique finisher’s medal along with Ms Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Non-Executive Director, Vedanta Limited, and Vivek Singh, Jt. MD, Procam International, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday.
“The Vedanta Family is pleased to honor and celebrate the runners’ spirit and zeal of acing the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022 by joining the #RunForZeroHunger. The finisher’s medal is made from the purest, highest-grade zinc from the world’s largest and oldest mines in the heritage state of Rajasthan and is produced by our Hindustan Zinc Limited,” Priya Agarwal said.
“It is not just a symbol of victory and accomplishment, but also carries the stories of valor and pride of Rajasthan and its people through many centuries. Above all, it embodies the love and respect of our local communities,” she added.
The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon is one of the biggest races in the world right now, Gebrselassie told the conference.
“I believe this event symbolises the spirit of India. It’s important for everyone to encourage this race as it motivates people to keep up their health. I am so happy that equal number of women are taking part and don't be surprised if I jump into the race on Sunday,” the ‘King’ of distance running said.
“The race is always a reflection of your training ability. At the end of the race, you will be in pain but you must enjoy with this pain. I’ve looked at the weather for Sunday and it’s looking good. Pace your run well and try to finish in under one hour,” he added.
Intricately made with the purest, highest-grade zinc from the world’s largest and oldest Zawar Mines of Udaipur, the metal is also minted at Rampura Agucha, the world’s largest underground zinc mine in Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
The race will be telecast live on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 1 HD and Sony Liv on October 16 from 6.30 a.m. to 1030 a.m.
For more details please contact:
Procam
International
Neha Kandalgaonkar/ Deepak M Pilankar
neha@procam.in / deepak@procam.in
WordsWork
Communication
Zoya Khan/ Rohan Pathak
+91 96541 96999/ +91
9769026588
zoya@wordswork.in/rohan@wordswork.in
For more
information about the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, the event website
is: vedantadelhihalfmarathon.procam.in.
Other links
Instagram: https://instagram.com/delhihalfmarathon
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Vedanta Limited is one of
the world’s leading natural resouces company with significant operations in Oil
& Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium &
Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been
contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable
development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on
health, safety, and environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive
framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is
committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has
pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net
zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is
focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship
social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused
on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and
empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal
Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta
group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact
programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development,
healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports.
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