Mumbai Marathon 2020: Cosmas Lagat eyes back-to-back men's titles; Worknesh Alemu heads strong women's field
5 years ago

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Cosmas Lagat eyes back-to-back men's titles; Worknesh Alemu heads strong women's field

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Defending champions Cosmas Lagat and Worknesh Alemu will return to the Tata Mumbai Marathon to defend their titles at the prestigious IAAF Gold Label Road Race which is set to be the strongest marathon ever to be staged in the country. Mumbai: Defending champions Cosmas Lagat and Worknesh Alemu will return to the Tata Mumbai Marathon to defend their titles at the prestigious IAAF Gold Label Road Race which is set to be the strongest marathon ever to be staged in the country. “My Mumbai Marathon win was my best race of 2019 so I have fond memories of running in India, and the experience I got running this race last year will be very important this time. Like Lagat, Ethiopia’s Alemu upset the pre-race form book in 2019 and won in Mumbai with a personal best of 2:25:25, which was also the second fastest winning time in the Marathon’s history.

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Mumbai Marathon 2025: Mo Farah announced as international event ambassador
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6 days, 20 hours ago

Mumbai Marathon 2025: Mo Farah announced as international event ambassador

The Hindu  

Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was announced as the international event ambassador for the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Thursday, which will see a record-breaking 60,000 runners taking part on January 19. The start line for the World Athletics Gold Label race will be the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and the presence of Mo, the greatest male track distance …

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha to lead strong Indian field
4 years, 1 month ago

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha to lead strong Indian field

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Bugatha, the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 champion, will spearhead the men’s field alongside Abhishek Pal, Avinash Sable and Pradeep Singh. New Delhi: Defending champion Srinu Bugatha will lead a strong Indian field in the annual Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to be held on 29 November. In the women’s category, the winner of the Half Marathon race at the Tata Mumbai …

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte retain titles
4 years, 10 months ago

New Delhi Marathon: Rashpal Singh, Jyoti Gawte retain titles

The Hindu  

Elite Indian runners, Rashpal Singh and Jyoti Gawte overcame a strong field to retain their titles at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon here on Sunday. Rashpal, from Army Sports Institute, was the favourite and finished the Full Marathon with an impressive time of 2:23:29 while Maharashtra girl Jyoti won in 2:50:37 hours, with almost 8 minutes to …

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Cosmas Lagat wants to do an encore
4 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Cosmas Lagat wants to do an encore

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat hopes to be the second man to win consecutive Tata Mumbai Marathon titles in the event’s 17-year history. Ethiopia’s Ayele Abshero, who finished second in the Hamburg Marathon last year, too, looks in good shape. A defending champion in her category, Alemu had shattered the pre-race form book last year and went on to win in Mumbai …

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Sudha Singh, Srini Bugatha lead Indian challenge in marathon; Avinash Sable to race in half marathon
5 years ago

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Sudha Singh, Srini Bugatha lead Indian challenge in marathon; Avinash Sable to race in half marathon

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Srini Bugatha will lead the Indian challenge in the Tata Mumbai Marathon, while Sudha Singh will lead the challenge for women at the event. In the men’s half marathon category, Avinash Sable, 3,000 steeplechase national record holder, will lead the field Mumbai: Army’s Srini Bugatha will lead the Indian challenge in the Tata Mumbai Marathon, while Sudha Singh will lead …

Mumbai Marathon: Avinash Sable to run half-marathon
5 years ago

Mumbai Marathon: Avinash Sable to run half-marathon

The Hindu  

Leading the Indian elite men full marathon line-up at the 17th Mumbai Marathon 2020 will be Army’s Srinu Bugatha, who won the Delhi Half Marathon and the Kolkata 25K 2019 editions. The women full marathon line-up has Olympian Sudha Singh, eyeing to add to her three Mumbai Marathon titles and in line for a hat-trick this year. Read: Shannon Miller …

2020 Mumbai Marathon: Date, time, races, runners, prize money
5 years ago

2020 Mumbai Marathon: Date, time, races, runners, prize money

The Hindu  

Defending champions Cosmas Lagat and Worknesh Alemu will return to the 17th Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020, to be run on January 19. Kenya’s Lagat won last year, breaking away from the pack around 29 kms into the race and hitting the tape on the 2:09:15 mark, 40 seconds outside the course record — Gideon Kipketer's 2:08:35 set in 2016. Ethiopian …

Get, set, go: Register for next year’s Mumbai marathon from Friday
5 years, 5 months ago

Get, set, go: Register for next year’s Mumbai marathon from Friday

Hindustan Times  

Organisers of the 17th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon launched registrations for the 2020 run on Wednesday. Singh added that the need was felt to come up with a special run for women in the 10km category because it is a target which is not too difficult to achieve, so even first-timers can give it a try. The marathon …

Mumbai Marathon scheduled on January 19
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Marathon scheduled on January 19

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Marathon, in its 17th year, is scheduled to be held on January 19, 2020, the race organisers announced on Wednesday. Rao, while making a mention of sprinter Hima Das who recently clinched five gold medals in various international meets, said that since coming to Maharashtra he has attended all editions of the Mumbai Marathon. First and foremost, Mumbai …

Mumbai Marathon 2019: Nitendra Singh Rawat, Sudha Singh brace for bigger challenges in future after victory
5 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Marathon 2019: Nitendra Singh Rawat, Sudha Singh brace for bigger challenges in future after victory

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With Nitendra Singh Rawat and Sudha Singh winning their respective categories at the Mumbai Marathon, the focus for them will now turn on bigger challenges which lie ahead Four seconds. That’s what stood between Nitendra Singh Rawat and the sum of Rs 2 lakh that an Indian marathon runner is entitled to for breaking the course record at the Tata …

Mumbai Marathon 2019: Pacesetter to world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge in 2016, Cosmas Lagat earns his place in spotlight
5 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Marathon 2019: Pacesetter to world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge in 2016, Cosmas Lagat earns his place in spotlight

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Cosmas Lagat, who was a pace-maker for Eliud Kipchoge at the 2016 London Marathon, broke away from the lead pack at Sunday’s Mumbai Marathon at the 29km mark to race away for a famous victory. Lagat’s eventual finish timing was far from troubling the official course record at the event, set by his Kenyan compatriot, Gideon Kipketer, in 2016. The …

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019: Cosmas, Worknesh win on debut
5 years, 11 months ago

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019: Cosmas, Worknesh win on debut

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat took charge of the elite men’s marathon, after realising that pre-race favourite Abera Kuma was nowhere in sight. He switched gear at the 32kms-mark and strode majestically to victory in two hours, nine minutes and 15 seconds at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019. READ: IAAF standards met by Sudha Singh, Nitendra Rawat Africans ran the marathon show, …

Mumbai Marathon 2019: Cosmas Lagat bags title with second-best time in race history; Worknesh Alemu tops women's field
5 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Marathon 2019: Cosmas Lagat bags title with second-best time in race history; Worknesh Alemu tops women's field

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Lagat made the 42.195-km race his own to storm his way home in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 15 seconds, the second-best in the 16-year history of the race. Mumbai: Cosmas Lagat of Kenya and Worknesh Alemu of Ethiopia surprised pre-race favourites to win the men’s and women’s crowns respectively in the $405,000 Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Lagat, winner of …

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019: Eyes on World C'ships for elite participants
5 years, 11 months ago

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019: Eyes on World C'ships for elite participants

The Hindu  

Recognition and prize money won’t be the only incentives for participants at the Tata Mumbai Marathon to be held here on Sunday. Owing to the Gold Label status given to the event by the IAAF — the world athletics governing body — leading finishers among men and women could be in the reckoning for spots at the World Athletics Championships …

Mumbai Marathon: Thonakal Gopi's hard work coming to fruition
5 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Marathon: Thonakal Gopi's hard work coming to fruition

The Hindu  

Indian long-distance runners have a separate prize money category at the Mumbai Marathon 2019, as an incentive when pitted against the elite runners from Africa and other nations. Olympic marathoner Thonakal Gopi, for example, finished 11th overall in 2017 with a time of two hours, 16 minutes, 51 seconds and is mentally geared up to test himself against the competition. …

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