'Spirit of Wipro' run conducted

Bengaluru: Wipro Limited, a leading global IT, consulting and business process services company, today organised the 12th edition of the 'Spirit of Wipro' Run, an annual global initiative to strengthen the core values of the organisation.

Over 95,000 participants, including 6,000 participants from Wipro's client organisations, took part.

"It was truly heartening to see 95,000 Wiproites participating across the globe contributing to the astounding success of the event," Wipro Limited CEO and Executive Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala said in a statement here.

Earlier this year, Wipro unveiled its new brand identity. The run was held in 125 cities across 37 countries globally.

In India, the event was held in 16 cities, including Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

The event saw an officially timed 21K or half marathon in Bangalore, Chennai and Pune.This apart, timed 10K races were held in Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

In India, the run was organised in partnership with the not-for-profit Wipro Cares.

Through partnerships with non-profit organizations, Wipro Cares enables access to education for 70,000 vulnerable children in nine states.