Anil Kumble cycles in Bengaluru to raise awareness on World Diabetes Day

Indian cricketing legend Anil Kumble was joined on Monday by more than 300 cyclists alongside Karnataka Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao in Bengaluru to raise awareness for World Diabetes Day which is observed on vember 14 each year.

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vo rdisk Education Foundation's initiative ' Cyclothon — Pedals Changing Diabetes' is also supported by Royal Embassy of Denmark.

event was kicked off by Freddy Svane, who is Denmark's ambassador to India. International cyclist Brais Dacal, ambassador of Team vo rdisk is India and he shared his experience of living with diabetes from a young .

cyclothon was led by Kumble and Rao as y covered 10 km, starting from KTPO Whitefield. Children and senior citizens who are diabetic also participated in event. Rao said that it was a great joy to be re and cycle for cause. He went on to say how y could make a difference by cycling from home to office every Monday. He added that police department was also promoting cycling and urged everyone to cycle at least once a week.

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Kumble added that sports are a great way to achieve and maintain a fit body and urged people to incorporate m in ir daily lives as it reduced stress, which was a dominant cause of Type-2 diabetes. He added that cycling was a wonderful way to stay fit. former Indian captain thanked vo rdisk Education Foundation, who organised this cyclothon that brought everyone toger to discuss ways in which sports could be an enabler of good health.

Anil Kumble shares cyclothon pictures on social media

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According to a leading Indian media portal, 72.9 million people in India live with diabetes, which results in a severe ecomic and emotional burden on ir families. Moreover, a worrying sign is that 80% of those living with diabetes did t have disease under control due to a lack of awareness about monitoring and manment.

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