Mumbai, Jun 12 (UNI) India’s celebrated national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, Arjuna Awardees Ashwini Nachappa and Malathi Holla have joined hands with IDBI Federal Life Insurance and NEB Sports to launch a unique run to raise funds for beleaguered coaches and sports staff in their respective academies and sports foundations.
Called ‘Run to the Moon’, it marks the 51st anniversary of man’s landing on the moon on July 21, 2020.
The idea behind the run is for participants to collectively cover 3,84,400 kilometres, the distance between the earth and the moon.