New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Mumbai’s Kartik Karkera scorched the route all along the 11th edition of the New Delhi Marathon to annex the prestigious crown here on Sunday.Completing the 42.2 kilometres as the world slept in a remarkable timing of two hours and thirteen minutes (02:13:10), Karkera comfortably surpassed the qualifying mark for the Asian Games in Japan later this year.A doctor by profession, the 28-year-old had to stave off a concerted bid by Gopi Thonakal (02:13:12) and Man Singh (0…
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Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Ethiopians Tadu Abate Deme and Yeshi Kalayu Chekole achieved notable wins at the 21st Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics gold label event, held here on Sunday. The leading Indian finishers were Sanjivani and Kartik.The top three finishers each took home USD 50,000, USD 25,000, and USD 15,000, respectively.It was Yeshi Chekole’s first career win in a major marathon, although she had been running this distance since 2019. The 28-year-old neatly executed what she had revealed …