{"id":33199,"date":"2017-02-09T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33199"},"modified":"2017-02-09T13:26:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:26:44","slug":"max-bupa-enters-partnership-with-afi-to-support-race-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=33199","title":{"rendered":"Max Bupa enters partnership with AFI to support race walking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Race walking as a sport received a shot in the arm on Thursday when leading private health insurance company Max Bupa entered into a partnership with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to promote the sport in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Race Walking is the longest event (both in distance covered and time taken) at the Olympics, with a legacy of 400 years. However, awareness about the sport is very limited in our country.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which will witness over 200 national race walking champions, will begin with a 20 kilometre and 50 kilometre race walk on February 18 and will conclude with the 10km race walk on February 19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<a href=\"news\/1062-other-news\/44315-guwahati-set-to-host-himalayan-region-games-in-april\"> Guwahati set to host Himalayan Region Games in April<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Max Bupa also announced prize money of Rs 4,00,000 for the winners in 50 km, 20 km and 10 km race walk categories.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the prominent names participating in the upcoming meet are Manish Singh Rawat, Khusbhir Kaur, Gurmeet Singh, among others who were also participants in the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Race walking as a sport received a shot in the arm on Thursday when leading private health insurance company Max Bupa entered into a partnership with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to promote the sport in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Race Walking is the longest event (both in distance covered and time taken) at the Olympics, with a legacy of 400 years. 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