‘We want to make sports accessible to the queer community’

The Pride Run 2023, held in Bengaluru over the weekend engaged participants of all athletic abilities
Over 350-odd members of the queer community and their allies came together for the annual Pride Run 2023 at Cubbon Park on Sunday.
“This was our biggest walk/run so far. We had over 500 registrations, comprising mostly members of the queer members and allies.Last year, we had just 150 people participating and it was only a 5k run. However, we realized that not everyone would want to or be able to do a 5k run. So we added more formats like the 3k walk/run so that people of all athletic capabilities can take part,” says Karthic Ashokan, one of the organisers.
Members of the three-year-old outfit meet every Sunday morning at Cubbon to train for marathons. “We want to make sports accessible to the queer community. We train together for different marathons within this city and outside. While regular events are for queer members only, special events such as the Pride Run/Walk are for all. This year our main goal is to increase our non-binary and trans membership,” adds Karthic.