India’s biggest all women’s run, organized by Maximus MICE & Media Solutions Pvt. Ltd. under the aegis of United Sisters Foundation, saw women across age groups and from all different strata of society participating in the V wash Plus 3 km, 5 km, Tata Salt Lite10 km and 21 km categories run to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy lifestyle for women & issues like breast cancer.

Chennai, July 2, 2017:Chennai Pinkathon, empowering Indian Women, an initiative to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy lifestyle for women and issues like breast cancer, successfully concluded Fourth Edition in Chennai on Sunday, July 2,2017 at Island Ground, Chennai, 7500 women across age groups and from all different segments of the society participated enthusiastically in the

V Wash Plus 3 km, 5 km, Tata Salt Lite10 km and 21 km categories. Flagging off the run was super-model, actor, fitness enthusiast avid barefoot runner and Pinkathon founder Milind Soman.

Medical Partner Apollo Hospital will be providing a Medical tag for every participant Chennai Pinkathon2017. This medical tag will provide a free Mammogram to all the participants above 44 yrs of age & a free medical examination check-up for those who are under 44 yrs from Apollo Hospital.

Some of the noteworthy participants in the run were a group of 30 visually impaired girls and 150 hearing impaired girls running the V wash plus 3 KM/ 5 km/Tata Salt Lite 10 km distance with enthusiasm. Additionally the run witnessed a squad of cancer survivors who participated in V wash Plus 3KM and 5 km. 25 Baby wearing mothers carrying babies just a few months old walked the Vwash Plus 3KM distance.  The run had participants as young as 4months and as old as 84 years.

Commenting on the success of the Chennai   Pinkathon Milind Soman, Founder Pinkathon said,‘Pinkathon is more than a Marathon. It is the seed of change. It is the beginning of a movement carried forward by a growing community of empowered women across India, who share a belief that a healthy family, a healthy nation and a healthy world begins with empowered women. The first step in empowerment is taking control of your own health, respecting yourself and understanding and celebrating the value you bring to your family and society. Empowerment is not a gift of society; it is a gift you give yourself. We are delighted to have such diverse crowd right from young school students, housewives, corporate, cancer survivors, underprivileged and visually impaired girls participating in Chennai  Pinkathon.’

Reema Sanghavi, Managing Director, Maximus MICE & Media Solutions Pvt. Ltd and Co-founder Pinkathon said, “Pinkathon is close to my heart. I am passionate about this noble cause of health & fitness for all women. Maximus is proud to organize Pinkathon across cities in India and touching so many lives. It is our leading Intellectual Property. Pinkathon will be organized in 8 cities in India in 2017. I am simply overwhelmed with tremendous response in Chennai  and this will certainly motivate us to do much more going forward.”

Chennai Pinkathon has received huge response from corporate sponsors like Bajaj Electricals, Tata Salt Lite, Sathyabama University, VWash Plus, Reebok, Apollo Hospitals, PPL/IPRS, Bisleri

Bajaj Electricals pledged to plant 1000 trees to highlight the connection between healthy lifestyle and healthy environment.