Kotak Wheelchair Marathon 2018 - Enable. Empower. Enrich Lives

More than 90 percent of the wheelchair users in India, estimated at 1.3 million, use ill-fitting wheelchairs that severely compromise quality of life and damage health. Every wheelchair user deserves a customized wheelchair in the same way we buy and use shirts, trousers and shoes that fit us well.

Kotak Wheelchair Marathon 2018 aspires to create awareness about the benefits of using quality wheelchairs, by raising resources to execute pilot projects for distributing quality wheelchairs in five places in India.

The first two editions of this event, which is India’s only marathon organized by persons with disability for all runners, will empower 80 lives across India via good wheelchairs and rehabilitation support for persons paralyzed neck down.

You can sponsor one or more runners to to make quality wheelchairs possible..

If you wish to sponsor a quality wheelchair for one person with spinal cord injury, you can sponsor 30 runners (Rs 22,500). Your contribution will qualify for deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Let us introduce you to the core team for Kotak Wheelchair Marathon 2018, the sportsmen who are going to be an inspiration for thousands of people living with various kinds of disabilities:  

Justin is an alumnus of the Global Sports Mentoring Program of the U.S.

Department of State, and International Paralympic Swimmer & Rifle Shooter.

S Vaidyanathan, an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, has participated in 15 half marathons and

recently completed 580 kms in 100 days of running.

Shailesh Kumar is India’s fastest half-marathon runner on the wheelchair with a best

of 1 hour 45 minutes 50 seconds unassisted over 21.1 kms.

The vision of The Ganga Foundation – anchor partner for Kotak Wheelchair Marathon - is to enhance the quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury. Since 2009, our work has touched 3500-plus lives in this space with an emphasis on rehabilitation support and livelihood. The Spinal Foundation, Chandigarh Spinal Rehab, Experience Sharing Program, Kotak Wheelchair Marathon and Peer Trainers are a few of our key initiatives.

By enabling 500 persons with disability to take part in the Kotak Wheelchair Marathon 2018 at Rs 750 each, your contribution will:

This campaign will touch 500-plus lives via quality wheelchairs and will provide opportunities in sports for persons with disability from economically challenged background. You can become a part of this movement for enriching lives by contributing and by sharing this opportunity to make a difference with your family and friends.

YOU CAN ALSO RUN

If you also wish to run, you can register at www.thespinalfoundation.in and run with us at Kotak Wheelchair Marathon on September 2, 2018 in Chennai or “run where you are” and still receive a medal and t-shirt as a token of appreciation.