Sports Minister Mandaviya leads nationwide World Bicycle Day
A sea of people converged at the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as the National Capital celebrated World Bicycle Day with Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya leading the nationwide special edition along with famous actor Vikrant Massey, World Championships silver medal-winning boxer Nupur Sheoran and famous Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi.
More than 15,000 fitness enthusiasts rode a bicycle in New Delhi and over 4 lakh people participated in the single day cycling drive at thousands of locations across the length and breadth of India from Kargil and Leh to Kanyakumari and Alleppey, from Tripura to Vadodara.
The sports departments of several State Governments, Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) also participated throughout India in large numbers.
Institutions like National Cadet Corps (NCC), Agrivision, Kisan Sanghs, athletes, common people, My Bharat Volunteers, Physical Education Foundation of India (PEFI) members, Kreeda Bharati members and multitude of Namo Fit India Cycling Clubs aided by sponsors like Heka, Fitspire, Desi Farms, Avon Cycles and Cyclofit etc took part in the cycling drive.(UPDATED ON 7TH JUNE 2026)
