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, sanitatio...