Various specific sports programmes:
(a) Health run: It is organised in almost every part of the world. In India, it is organised by many states to make people health conscious. World Health organiszation (WHO) allots sufficient funds to different organisations. These organisations organise and promote health runs. These health runs lay stress on removing deadly diseases. For example, Health runs and rallies are organised every year on December 1st as world AIDS Day. These runs give knowledge to people about AIDS, its symptoms and causes and how to take preventive measures. Likewise, more such health runs can be organised. Otherwise people can run individually according to their convenience, in the early morning or evening.
(b) Run for unity: It is a kind of Mass running which generates the feeling of unity. It is organized by different nations to create a feeling of oneness among the people. By organizing such runs people of all ages, from different states come together. Such runs develop a feeling of patriotism in children and students that they all belong to one nation. Likewise, we all work for the country, for the nation. We can quote the, e.g., Mumbai Marathon organized in Jan. 2009 after the terrorist attack on 26-11-2008, stressing the need to preserve peace and harmony. About 30,000 people including many celebrities took part in this run for peace and unity, Such runs built a strong nation with peace, brotherhood, friendship and oneness. Another example is conduct of Olympic Games.