{"id":39595,"date":"2025-07-26T17:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T11:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/sbi-and-fitistan-lead-indias-largest-tribute-to-kargil-war-heroes-through-a-record-breaking-step-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T17:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T11:34:52","slug":"sbi-and-fitistan-lead-indias-largest-tribute-to-kargil-war-heroes-through-a-record-breaking-step-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/sbi-and-fitistan-lead-indias-largest-tribute-to-kargil-war-heroes-through-a-record-breaking-step-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"SBI and Fitistan Lead India\u2019s Largest Tribute to Kargil War Heroes Through a Record-Breaking step Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><strong>New Delhi [India], July 26:<\/strong> <\/span>As India marked the 26th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, a powerful wave of patriotism swept the nation from schools to colleges, offices to parks and memorials across the country. In a landmark initiative, State Bank of India (SBI), the nation\u2019s largest bank and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitistan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitistan- Ek Fit Bharat<\/a>, India\u2019s largest community-based fitness movement, concluded the 2nd Edition of the SBI Kargil Tiger Hill Challenge with resounding success.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0nationwide\u00a0tribute\u00a0honoured\u00a0the\u00a0527\u00a0bravehearts of\u00a0the\u00a0Indian\u00a0Armed\u00a0Forces\u00a0who\u00a0laid\u00a0down their lives during\u00a0the Kargil War in 1999.\u00a0With\u00a0an\u00a0overwhelming 35,000+\u00a0participants and\u00a0active involvement\u00a0of\u00a017\u00a0SBI\u00a0Circles,\u00a0the\u00a0challenge\u00a0went\u00a0far\u00a0beyond\u00a0being\u00a0a\u00a0fitness\u00a0activity.\u00a0It\u00a0became\u00a0a powerful movement of remembrance, respect, unity and national pride.<\/p>\n<p>What began as a symbolic target of 70 Crore Steps to commemorate SBI\u2019s 70 years of service became a feat of national unity and discipline as participants clocked an astonishing 300 plus Crore Steps, over four times the original goal.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning 85 days and structured in four symbolic phases mirroring the Kargil war\u2019s timeline and emotions, the challenge brought together citizens from every walk of life,led strongly by SBI employees across the country. It turned fitness into a tool for tribute, camaraderie, team spirit and self-transformation.<\/p>\n<p>General V.K. Singh, Hon\u2019ble Governor\u00a0of Mizoram and Patron of Soldierathon\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Fitistan, lauded the leadership of SBI for\u00a0their unwavering commitment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis campaign was more than a tribute. It became a national movement that inspired thousands to honour our heroes through action, unity, and health. Kudos to Team SBI &amp; Fitistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Major\u00a0Surendra\u00a0Poonia,\u00a0VSM,\u00a0Founder\u00a0of\u00a0Fitistan,\u00a0echoed\u00a0this\u00a0sentiment:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heartfelt gratitude to the top management of SBI for leading this patriotic mission. This challenge stirred the hearts of thousands across India to move for those who gave their everything for our motherland. It\u2019s a shining tribute to the Kargil Heroes and a proud pillar of the Fit India<\/p>\n<p>Movement\u00a0launched\u00a0by\u00a0Hon\u2019ble\u00a0PM\u00a0Shri\u00a0Narendra\u00a0Modi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0challenge\u00a0saw\u00a0fierce\u00a0competition\u00a0among\u00a0over\u00a0200\u00a0teams.\u00a0The\u00a0top\u00a0honours\u00a0went\u00a0to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SBI Chandigarh Circle<\/li>\n<li>SBI Jaipur Circle<\/li>\n<li>SBI Kolkata Circle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we commemorate 26 years of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the success of the SBI Kargil Tiger Hill Challenge stands tall as a testament to what India can achieve when its people move with purpose.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">On the conclusion of the 2nd Edition of SBI Kargil Tiger Hill Challenge,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitistan.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mrs Shilpa Bhagat, Founder, Fitistan,<\/a> Said- \u201cWhen we Indians walk together, we rise together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jai Hind<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], July 26: As India marked the 26th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, a powerful wave of patriotism swept the nation from schools to colleges, offices to parks and memorials across the country. In a landmark initiative, State Bank of India (SBI), the nation\u2019s largest bank and\u00a0Fitistan- Ek Fit Bharat, India\u2019s largest&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/sbi-and-fitistan-lead-indias-largest-tribute-to-kargil-war-heroes-through-a-record-breaking-step-challenge\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;SBI and Fitistan Lead India\u2019s Largest Tribute to Kargil War Heroes Through a Record-Breaking step Challenge&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[635],"class_list":["post-39595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}