Kolkata,Nov 9: Round Table India, the national social service organization, and Bharti Airtel yesterday announced the 4th Edition of Airtel Run for Education 2017 in Kolkata .
Run for Education is the city’s only fundraising marathon contributing towards the cause of education for underprivileged children.The 2017 leg of this annual event will be held on November 26, flagging off from the City Centre 1 - Salt Lake and expects to see participation of over 8,000 runners across Kolkata. The conference witnessed the unveiling of the face of this year’s marathon, renowned celebrity Rannvijay Singh Singha, followed by a videomessage of the famous television host and film actor for the guests and the media. He said he would be present on the main day cheering and running alongside the participants for supporting this noble cause. Airtel Run for Education 2017, Kolkata Edition is accredited by West 
Bengal Athletic Organization. The run setup will have three race categories over 5 km, 10 km and 21 km distances. With the run witnessing 7000+ participants last year, over a high 8000+ participants are expected to run from City Centre, Salt Lake on 26th November, 2017 at 5:30 am.
Automated Race Photo Tagging will be used for all participants, whereby they will be able to get live photo uploads on Facebook and RFID would be used as a part of smart technology to judge the run timings for the 10 and 21 km participants. Prizes worth Rs. 2 lakhs 
will be given as awards to winners under various categories. Run-for-Education is a fundraising marathon which is organized to support the cause of providing education for the underprivileged children, signifying‘Freedom through education’. This initiative was taken by Round Table India in 2014 and the inception year it has witnessed ardent participation from various walks of life, from corporate to students, families and more. UNI
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