Fit India's 96th Sundays on Cycle pairs fitness with online fraud awareness

The 96th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle, the weekly cycling drive run by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, was held on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with a new focus: staying safe online. In New Delhi, riders gathered at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium under the theme "Pedal for a Safer, Stronger and Fitter Digital India", which linked physical fitness with awareness of digital safety and online financial fraud. In Ahmedabad, the Sports Authority of India's Gandhinagar regional centre held the same edition at the Narendra Modi Stadium with a theme of cyber security awareness and traditional Indian games.

Sundays on Cycle has become one of the government's most regular fitness events for young people. Every week, groups ride together in cities across the country, usually with a theme that ties exercise to a public message. Recent editions have focused on drug-free youth, cleanliness and food. The 96th edition picked a subject that affects young Indians as much as fitness does: fraud on phones and the internet.

Students and first-jobbers are among the most active users of digital payments, trading apps and social media, which also makes them targets for fake investment offers, loan apps and "too good to be true" schemes. At the Delhi event, Harsh Sharma urged people to check any opportunity carefully and to consult trusted financial professionals before putting money in. Aryan Phogat spoke about the need for financial awareness among athletes, who, he said, often receive tempting offers once they start earning.

Pairing a ride with this message is a low-cost way to reach young people who might not attend a lecture on cyber safety. The Ahmedabad edition went further by mixing cycling with traditional Indian games, a reminder that fitness does not always need a gym membership.

What you can do next: look for the nearest Sundays on Cycle event through Fit India or your local MY Bharat or SAI centre, and if you ever face online financial fraud, report it at once on the national cybercrime helpline 1930 or at cybercrime.gov.in.

Short-term: Participants left with basic advice on spotting online fraud along with a morning of exercise.

Long-term: Regular, themed public rides help build a habit of cycling and group exercise among young people, and linking them with digital safety may help reduce the number of young victims of online scams.

Who is affected: Students, young professionals and young athletes who use digital payments and apps; families who join weekend rides; and local sports bodies that host the events.

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