Mumbai Marathon 2018: People from all walks of life take part in annual sports event

Mangalore Today News Network

MUMBAI, Jan 22, 2018: Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena made it a double delight for Ethiopia in the USD 405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon here on Sunday by clinching the respective men’s and women’s races.

 

Twenty-two-year-old Deksisa broke away from the rest of the field at the 35-km mark and kept his nose ahead for the remainder of the 42.195-km men’s event to lead a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia ahead of 29-year-old compatriot Shumet Akalnaw. Deksisa clocked 2 hours, 9 minutes, 34 secs, off the course record of 2:08:35, while his compatriot Shumet crossed the finish line in 2:10:00 after being in hot pursuit of the lead runner over the last seven kms without being able to catch up.

Gobena made the women’s race her own to win by a comfortable margin and won in 2:25:49 ahead of defending champion Bornes Kitur of Kenya who clocked 2:28:48 with male pacer Bernard Soi of South Africa helping her maintain her speed.

The Mumbai Marathon, is an annual international marathon held in Mumbai, India, on the third Sunday of January every year. As the Mumbai Marathon 2018 kicked off, from Bollywood celebrities to city’s dabbawallahs to several foreign nationals were seen taking part in the event.

Here, we take a look at some of the pics from the marathon:

Several people participating in Mumbai Marathon holding banners and cutouts urging people to donate blood, raising awareness regarding Parkinson’s disease and highlighting hazards of polythenes.

(Pic courtesy: IANS, PTI)