Hospitals in Tiruchi and Thanjavur organised events on Sunday to raise awareness about cardiac health in connection with the World Heart Day observed on September 29.
A large number of people participated in the 11th edition of the World Heart Day run organised by Kauvery Hospital in Tiruchi under the theme “Run for Your Healthy Heart”.
The event featured three categories — the 21.1-km half marathon, 10-km ‘Challenge Run’ and 5-km ‘Fun Run’. A total prize money of ₹3 lakh was awarded to winners across the categories. Prizes were given away at an event at Anna Stadium.
In his inaugural address, Manivannan Selvaraj, founder and managing director, Kauvery Group of Hospitals, said the awareness run aimed to encourage people to make physical activity and preventive healthcare part of their daily lives.
Heart disease continued to be a major health challenge and that several risk factors could be addressed through regular physical activity and healthier lifestyle choices.
In Thanjavur, Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital and Meenakshi Hospital organised ‘Heart of Delta’, a 5-km walkathon.
Anjugam Boopathy, mayor-in-charge, Thanjavur, and actor Abinavya flagged off the walkathon. B. Kesavamoorthy, senior consultant and head, Department of Cardiology, and Sabari Krishanan, consultant cardiologist, were present.
People, including doctors, healthcare professionals, families, and members of the public, took part in the event.
The walkathon began and concluded at Kamala Subramaniam Matriculation Higher Secondary School, near New Bus Stand, Thanjavur.
The programme included awareness talks and interactive sessions with consultants from Meenakshi Hospital Thanajvur on heart health.
Dr. Kesavamoorthy said: “The theme of World Heart Day 2026, ‘Heart disease can hide in plain sight: don’t miss a beat’, also highlights the importance of recognising potential warning signs and taking timely action.”
Published – September 27, 2026 06:36 pm IST
