Network 18 Joins in the World's Richest 10 K Race in Bangalore
MUMBAI: Leading Indian News channels CNBC-TV18 has partnered with the ‘Sunfeast WORLD 10 K‘ race, which will be held in Bangalore. The WORLD 10K race is a yearly event, which has been organized in different parts of the world and for the first time, is being organized in India. The ‘Sunfeast WORLD 10K‘ is also the richest race, with total prize money of 150,000 USD.
The ‘Sunfeast WORLD 10 K‘ will be a unifying experience which will have more than 15000 enthusiastic runners, including international and national elite athletes participating. CNBC TV18 will bring the event live to millions of Indians on May 18, 2008 from 7 am onwards, along with a power packed line up of programming built around the event.
CNBC-TV18 will cover the tremendous diversity of the WORLD 10K experience, ranging from professional participation to support of charity causes and corporate social endeavors to celebrity involvement, from individual recreation to community building.
On the race day, the channels will embed reporters and anchors through the race. This will ensure a power packed, razor sharp viewing experience. The channels will also showcase extensive graphical features such as leader boards, timers, chopper shots, trivia along with commentary from expert commentators.
Speaking on Network 18‘s partnership with this race, Ajay Chacko, Director, TV18 Business Media said, "The Sunfeast WORLD 10 K epitomizes the spirit of Bangalore and celebrates the city‘s emergence as the leading global symbol of India. Editorially, we constantly aim to deliver value added content to our viewers along with a special programming emphasis on properties that highlight the rapidly transforming economic scenario in the south. After our highly successful Mumbai marathon coverage, we believe that the 10 k race will be another significant programming milestone"
Mr. Anil Singh of Procam International, promoters of the event said "We are very proud and excited to be associated with Network18 for the Sunfeast 10 K. We believe that the race will take a quantum leap with coverage from the market leading channel of the group, CNBC-TV18, delivering maximized reach and audiences for the Sunfeast WORLD 10 K Race, Bangalore. The Race culture is rapidly spreading across India, symbolic of the nation‘s passion for health, competition and leadership and CNBC-TV18 will be an ideal partner in spreading this cult"
The ‘Sunfeast WORLD 10K‘ will be held in 6 different categories which include the World 10K (distance: 10 km), Nation‘s Challenge (distance: 10 km), Open 10K (distance: 10 km), Majja Run (distance: 5.7 km), Sr. Citizens‘ Run (distance: 4 km) and the Wheelchair Event (distance: 4 km) for the physically challenged. The Race will commence from Kasturba Road, outside Kanteerva Stadium and end inside the Athletic Stadium.
The city of Bangalore has responded by enthusiastically swamping all the race categories on offer. So all you athlete‘s in the country, on your mark, get set to watch the 1st edition of Sunfeast ‘WORLD10K‘ in Bangalore on CNBC TV 18 only.