Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Mandaviya Highlights Fit India At BRICS Cycling Event
Mansukh L. Mandaviya attended a cycling event in Visakhapatnam.
The event was connected to the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting.
He said cycling is a good way to exercise and stay healthy.
He also said cycling can help reduce pollution and save fuel.
The Fit India Movement now promotes Sunday cycling in more than 18,000 places across India.
People from BRICS countries joined the event and other sports discussions.
Sports officials are working together on cooperation in areas such as traditional sports and sports technology.
The meeting is expected to end with a joint declaration about sports cooperation.
Union Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya promoted fitness during a BRICS Friendship Sunday on Cycling event in Visakhapatnam.
Mandaviya said Sunday on Cycling is spreading the Fit India message across more than 18,000 locations in India.
He described cycling as exercise that can help reduce pollution and fuel use.
The event accompanied the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting involving sports ministers and delegation heads from 11 member countries.
The wider meeting is expected to conclude with the adoption of a BRICS Sports Joint Declaration.
- Who
- Union Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya, sports ministers and delegation heads from 11 BRICS member countries, and cycling participants.
- What
- A BRICS Friendship Sunday on Cycling event promoting fitness and healthy lifestyles was held alongside the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting.
- When
- The event took place on Sunday during the BRICS Summit-related sports engagements; India’s BRICS Chairship is identified as 2026.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; a related Sunday on Cycle event was also held in Delhi.
- Why
- To promote fitness, healthy lifestyles and cycling, while strengthening sports cooperation among BRICS member countries.
- Event
- BRICS Friendship Sunday on Cycling
- Main speaker
- Union Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya
- Fit India reach
- Sunday on Cycling activities were described as taking place in more than 18,000 locations across India.
- Participating countries
- Sports ministers and Heads of Delegation from 11 BRICS member countries were included in the meeting.
- India’s BRICS theme
- “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
- Expected outcome
- Adoption of the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration
- Additional event
- A Sunday on Cycle event was flagged off at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi.