5,400 runners participate in the 8th edition of GAVS Dream Runners Half Marathon

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GAVS Dream Runners Half Marathon 2019, witnessed a participation of a record 5400 runners from all over the country.  The evet is a fund-raiser for the cause of  providing Prosthetic Limbs to the physically and economically challenged sections of the society. This has been done in association with The Freedom Trust a charitable organisation that specializes in offering these services. Over a 150 physically challenged individuals have been provided with Prosthetic Limbs through this marquee event. Around 20 of them are running a short distance of 50 m for the first time in many years on the 21st of July.

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The event saw several families running in support of the cause as in the earlier instances, and was flagged off by Shri R Nataraj, Mylapore MLA and former Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu. He was joined by a few other corporate leaders and eminent personalities of the city.

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