New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Nearly 500 officers, soldiers and their family members participated in the inaugural KBD Run at the 1 Army HQ Signal Regiment complex here on Sunday to commemorate the memory of Capt Kulbhushan Dogra.
The event featured 3km and 5km races, with medals and commemorative certificates presented to the winners and finishers.
Organised on the initiative of Anupama, wife of Lt Gen Vivek Dogra, Signal Officer-in-Chief and son of Capt Dogra, the run celebrated the spirit of fitness and community participation irrespective of rank, age and gender.
Capt Dogra was a cricketer, athletics coach and fitness enthusiast who also served as a fitness expert for the Indian cricket team featuring legendary players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal.
“For me, it is an emotional day. My father was very fond of running and a great advocate of community running on Sundays,” Lt Gen Dogra said, adding that the event would become an annual feature.
Former Asian 1,500m champion and Arjuna Award winner Capt Suresh Yadav (retd) was the chief guest and flagged off the races. Former India cricketer Gursharan Singh and several other sportspersons also attended the event and recalled their association with Capt Dogra. PTI AH AH ATK
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