Tamil Marathon 2021 to Attract a Record One Lakh Participants from 30+ Countries; to Benefit 50 Villages in Tamil Nadu

• A fundraising event, Tamil Marathon 2021 targets to upgrade health, education, sanitation, and social infrastructure in 50 villages in Tamil Nadu.
• Organizers to create a virtual platform exclusively to host performances of Tamil folk arts and dance forms like Mayil Attam, Kavadi Attam, Kummi, Bommalattam, Villu Paattu, Kolattam, Kargam, Oyilattam, and Theru Koothu.

Chennai, January 4 2021: Tamil Marathon 2021, a virtual marathon event slated to take place between January 10th-24th, 2021, is set to attract the participation of a record number of 1,00,000 people of all age groups from Tamil Nadu, other Indian states, and nearly more than 30 countries with Tamil diaspora - this would make the event the world’s largest virtual marathon.

Organized by Ingenious 6, the Chennai-based Tamil Marathon, a not-for-profit association, the marathon has run stretches of 3 kms, 5 kms, 10 kms, and 21 kms. A fundraising event, Tamil Marathon, aims at upgrading the health, education, sanitation and social infrastructure in about 50 villages in Tamil Nadu, and to create a virtual platform exclusively to host performances of Tamil folk arts and dances like Mayil Attam, Kavadi Attam, Kummi, Bommalattam, Villu Paattu, Kolattam, Kargam, Oyilattam, and Theru Koothu. The minimum participation fee of Tamil Marathon is Rs. 100.

The participants can register online at https://www.tamilmarathon.org or by calling 8939932224. After registration, they will get a bib number for identification, and instructions to use the official run tracker app. They can run the race distance they signed up for, choosing their own starting line, a treadmill or a neighbourhood street. Upon completion of the run, they are required to upload their finishing time on the website.

All the participants will get an e-certificate, and a world record e-badge. And depending on their registration plan, they can get a t-shirt - and upon completing the race distance, a physical finisher’s medal. The winners in all the race categories will be presented with a cash prize of Rs 15,000, while those who come second and third, will get Rs 10,000, and Rs. 5,000 cash prizes respectively.

Commenting about the event, Mr Hemanth R, Founder, Tamil Marathon, said, “Our aim with Tamil Marathon 2021 is to give Tamils all over the world and those who are connected with Tamil culture, tradition, and arts, an unparalleled experience of running together virtually, and of demonstrating their solidarity with rural Tamil Nadu that needs an urgent attention to upgrade and restore its infrastructure, and thus the quality of standards of living, post cyclones and Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

We are hopeful of participating in the infrastructure development of at least 50 villages with the funds raised from the current edition of the marathon. The entire collection of registration fee will be used for this, and also for creating a virtual platform that will host the performances of Tamil folk arts and dance forms like Mayil Attam, Kavadi Attam, Kummi, Bommalattam, Villu Paattu, Kolattam, Kargam, Oyilattam, and Theru Koothu, that need people’s continued patronage to thrive.”

Tamil Marathon has attracted overseas participation from Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean.

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