'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' flagged off at over 1,100 locations
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the cycling initiative at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 22 December 2024.
Summary
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on 22 December 2024, following the Fit India Cycling Drive launched earlier that week. Mandaviya said the event was held simultaneously at over 1,100 locations in India. More than 500 riders, including personnel of the CRPF and ITBP, took part in Delhi, while Padma Shri table tennis player Mouma Das flagged off the event at the SAI National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata. Mandaviya recalled that the Fit India Movement was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
Key facts
- Initiative
- Fit India Sundays on Cycle
- Flag-off
- 22 December 2024, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
- Locations
- Over 1,100 across India
- Riders in Delhi
- Over 500, including CRPF and ITBP personnel
- Kolkata flag-off
- Mouma Das at SAI NCOE Kolkata
- Fit India Movement
- Launched in 2019
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At which venue did Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya flag off the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative on 22 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
PIB (MYAS): the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative was flagged off at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
According to the Sports Minister, at more than how many locations was the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' event held simultaneously on 22 December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 1,100
PIB (MYAS): Mansukh Mandaviya said the Fit India Sundays on Cycle initiative was being held simultaneously at over 1,100 locations in India.