Thousands of people took part enthusiastically in the Kauvery Hospital Trichy Marathon on Sunday to promote organ donation
The marathon organised by the CII, Yi, and the hospital, enabled the public to understand that thousands of lives could be saved through donation of organs including kidney, liver, heart, tissues, and bone marrow.
The purpose of the exercise that had the participation of about 11,000 runners was to bust the myths surrounding blood donation. As many as 3,000 participants signed in the board kept at the New Court Road. Over 100 persons also signed in the pledge form kept there expressing their consent to donate organs.
The 21-km half marathon was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, S. Sakthi Ganesh, and the 10-km youth run was flagged off by Yamuna Devi, Assistant Commissioner, Service Tax, Mumbai; while the five-km run and walk was initiated by A. Mayilvaganan, Deputy Commissioner, Traffic and Crime.
All the three chief guests also took part in the marathon.
District Collector K. Rajamani honoured winners with prizes in the presence of the senior police officials, CII Tiruchi Zone Chairman D. Raghuraman and Yi Chairman John Ashok Varadarajan.
