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Shuttlers on cycle yatra for polio-free country
National Badminton player M J Pavan and Cyclist Bhagyasri Savanth are on an all-India cycle yatra since October 2 , 2017 with the aim of creating awareness of a polio-free country, removal of illiteracy and a thriving Swachh Bharat campaign. They are also campaigning for equal importance to sports in education.
Kothagudem: National Badminton player M J Pavan and Cyclist Bhagyasri Savanth are on an all-India cycle yatra since October 2 , 2017 with the aim of creating awareness of a polio-free country, removal of illiteracy and a thriving Swachh Bharat campaign. They are also campaigning for equal importance to sports in education.
Speaking to The Hans India here, the two sports persons emphasised that if at least a change takes place among a few persons following their mission they would be happy that their efforts have been successful.
Pavan of Bengaluru is a mechanical engineer. He had led the Karnataka team in the national badminton championship. In the past he had completed cycling 1,011 km from New Delhi to Laddak in only 14 days. He is secretary of Bengaluru Orchids RID 3190 Rotaract Club.
Bhagyasri Savanth, who also belongs to Bengaluru, has completed MSc psychology. A national athlete/cyclist/rugby player, besides an international karate fighter, she scaled 8,000 metres of the Mount Everest. She was also selected as Mumbai Miss University. She is vice-president of the Rotaract Club.
Both want to complete 20,000 km across the country in six months. They reached the district on Friday. While chatting with THI, they stated that their cycle yatra had commenced in Polampur in Himachal Pradesh.
So far they have completed 10,000 km touching 15 States. The yatra ends in the second week of March in Bengaluru. During their journey so far the duo visited 400 schools and interacted with students, campaigning for giving importance to education and Clean and Green Programme. They said daily they were covering 100 km, spending ten hours a day.
They expressed confidence of reaching the destination by following geo-tagging. They said local Rotaract Clubs were offering cooperation to them in the journey so far. The duo stated that they were striving to achieve a Guinness Record.
