89th Fit India Sundays on Cycle Held in Surat, Gujarat

The 89th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle took place in Surat, Gujarat, on 6 September 2026. Its theme was 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat'. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led the ride. Gujarat's Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi rode with him.

How big it was

The edition ran across the country on the same morning. More than 5 million young people joined in at over 25,000 locations. Both leaders and the riders took the Nasha Mukt Pledge, a promise to stay away from substance abuse under the Nasha Mukti Sankalp Abhiyan.

The Surat ride

The ride began early in the morning at the Sardar Patel Statue, Mangadh Chowk. Riders first did fitness drills, yoga, zumba and other challenges. They then cycled towards the Sarthana Zoo. The distance covered was 6 km.

Which athletes joined

Several decorated athletes rode along to spread the drug-free message. They included Achanta Sharath Kamal, a Padma Shri awardee who has also won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Award; Sarita Mor, an Arjuna awardee and a former world number one wrestler; Harmeet Desai, an Arjuna awardee and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist; Shivani Pawar, a silver and gold medallist at the Under-23 World Championships; and Rahul Mann, a Commonwealth Championship and World Cadet Championship gold medallist.

What the Minister said

Dr Mandaviya traced the cycling campaign to the Prime Minister's Fit India movement. A healthy population, he said, is necessary for a developed nation. He listed four gains from cycling: it is effective exercise, it supports the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign, it eases pollution, and it cuts fuel use. He asked people not to keep cycling for Sundays alone but to use it for short trips to work.

The Delhi edition

In the national capital the same edition was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on a special Teachers' Day theme, honouring teachers and coaches. Around a thousand students and fitness enthusiasts took part. Fit India Sundays on Cycle is run by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with the Cycling Federation of India, the Raahgiri Foundation and MY Bharat, and over 6000 NAMO Fit India clubs hold the ride every week.