Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 -- More than 40,000 participants created history on Tuesday as India hosted the first-ever 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Fun Run under the Olympic Council of Asia's "Asian Games for All" initiative in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the historic event at the University Stadium in the presence of Governor of Keralam Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar, President of the Indian Olympic Association P. T. Usha, Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Keralam, O. J. Janeesh Kumar and other distinguished guests, according to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Addressing the gathering, Mandaviya congratulated the Indian Olympic Association, Keralam Olym...