Five-km marathon held in Udupi to create awareness on AIDS prevention
The Hindu
The Udupi district administration and District Aids Prevention and Control Unit organised a 5-km marathon in Udupi on Sunday to create awareness among students on HIV and prevention of AIDS
The Udupi district administration and District Aids Prevention and Control Unit organised a 5-km marathon in Udupi on Sunday to create awareness among students on HIV and prevention of AIDS.
The marathon was also part of ‘Yuvajanothsava 2023-24’. College students in the age group of 17 to 25 participated and the winner in this marathon will participate in a State-level competition later.
The marathon also aimed at imparting knowledge on the aspects like national tollfree number 1097, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017 and sexually transmitted infection (STI) among others.
In the men’s category, Prayaga C. Shetty of MGM College, Prajwal Goni and Nagaraj Suresh Aravatha, both from Board College, bagged the first, second and third places, respectively.
In the women’s category, Nandini N.S. of MGM College, Prathiksha of NSAM College, Nitte, and Chandrika of G Shankar Government First Grade College, Udupi bagged the first, second, and third places, respectively.
In all, 348 students participated. Udupi Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari and Udupi Principal District and Sessions judge Shantaveera Shivappa flagged off the marathon at G. Shankar Government First Grade College.
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