UNION Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir participated in the ‘Sundays on Cycle’ event on Sunday, with both calling for greater focus on fitness and making it a movement across the country. Speaking to reporters, Gambhir said the government’s Fit India initiative was a “wonderful initiative” and stressed that a fitter India would be stronger and more self-reliant.
“The Fit India event organised by the government is such a wonderful initiative because I believe that the fitter India is, the stronger and more self-reliant India will be. So, I believe that we should look at this not just as an event, but as a movement,” Gambhir said. He said it was the responsibility of the youth and everyone associated with the initiative to help turn it into a movement so that people could stay fit.
“A fitter nation is a stronger nation,” the India head coach added. Mandaviya said the 88th edition of ‘Sundays on Cycle’ was launched across more than 25,000 locations in the country, noting the growing popularity of cycling. “The craze for cycling is growing in the country. Sunday cycling is slowly turning into a passion among the people. ‘‘Cycling is the best exercise. Cycling is a solution to pollution. Cycling is the mantra to stay fit. Cycling is also a solution to traffic,” Mandaviya said.
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