Nineteen organised app runs with 8000+ registrations/runners in India. 1100+ runners at Mumbai Organised App Run (Gargi Plaza, KJ Somaiya Campus, Vidyavihar, Ghatkopar) of Wings For Life Run World Run organised by Red Bull. Running for those who can’t.Held simultaneously across the globe, the run commenced at 4.30 pm IST with participants joining not only on-ground but also virtually through the Wings for Life World Run app.The event witnessed participation from runners across various age groups and categories, including specially-abled participants, reinforcing the inclusive spirit of the initiative. More than just a race, the Wings for Life World Run stood as a global movement—bringing together people determined to support better treatment, advanced research, and hope for those living with spinal cord injuries.Globally, 346, 527 official registered participants in the Wings for Life World Run 2026. Participants from 192 nations in 173 countries registered for the Wings for Life World Run 2026. There were 7 Flagship Run Locations, 648 App Run events across 73 different countries. That apart, participants all over the globe ran in their own capacity. The 2026 edition of Wings for Life raised a total of 69.7 million Euros, all of which will be directed towards better treatment and advanced research for spinal cord injuries.Japan’s Jo Fukuda was the winner of the run at the global level with a run of 78.95km clinched the title in the men’s competition in Fukuoka, Japan, and Mikky Keetels with a distance of 62.24km came up trumps in the women’s competition in Netherlands, Breda. Meanwhile, in India Samrat Putatunda (33.11km) won the men’s competition in Kolkata and Urmila Bane (18.04km) in Mumbai won the women’s competition.“Wings for life world run is a great initiative. We all run for those who can’t. It’s not just a normal run but a whole experience where you have people dancing while running to the music, people cheering each other whenever someone stops or slows down there’s a voice that comes from behind ‘let’s keep going, you can do it’. What surprised me was an aunty of my mom’s age running consistently and enjoying herself. I even took a video with her and told her I will show this to my mom. I could see people on wheelchairs and the runners helping them. Everyone was having a good time. It wasn’t a race but felt like a family of runners coming together for a part,” Ankit Panth, India’s popular gaming professional and Red Bull Player, at the Mumbai Organised App Run said.Adding to the global stature of the event was Colin Jackson, a two-time World Champion and Olympic silver medallist in the 110m hurdles, who serves as the International Sports Director for the Wings for Life World Run.More than a finish line, the event celebrated the power of humanity coming together one stride at a time for a world where spinal cord injuries can one day be cured.CAPTION: Runners participated in Wings For Life World Run – Organised App Run in Mumbai. Global run organised by Red Bull with 100 percent of registration/donations being used for spinal cord injury research
