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Indian women bask in glory as Ethiopians ruled the roost in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2015

19 Jan, 2015 (Mon)
Credit : BOMBMAN

Ethiopian runners ruled the roost, finishing with a bag full of medals in the USD 360,000 prize-money 2015 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, on Sunday. Tesfaye Abera, making his debut in the men’s category and women’s defending champion Dinknesh Mekash, led the charge as the Ethiopian dominated the field, by winning five of the six medals on offer. Luke Kibet of Kenyan denied the Ethiopians of a clean sweep by grabbing the third place in the men’s event.

The 22-year-old Abera unknown to Marathon running emerged as the surprise of the pack by clinching the first place with a time of 2:09:46 secs, on a not-too-cold Sunday morning. Abera who ran the last stage of the race alone just missed out on improving the course record of 2:09.32 secs, which was set by Uganda’s Jackson Kiprop in 2013. His countryman Dereje Debele did well to finish second with a time of 2:10:31 just ahead of Kibet who clocked a time of 2:10:57 and in third position.

The Ethiopians stamped their authority in the women’s competition, claiming the top three places. Last year’s winner, Dinknesh maintained her dominance with another strong performance to defend her title. The 30-year-old Dinknesh took first place in 2:30:00 secs followed by compatriots Kumeshi Sichala (2:30:56) and Marta Megra (2:31:45) in second and third place respectively.

The Indian women runners also had a field day, as O.P. Jaisha making her debut overshadowed defending champion Lalita Babar, winner of the last three editions, to clinch the top honours with a new national record time of 2:37:29. Babar, who held the previous course record of 2:50:31 set last year, clocked a time of 2:38:21, to finish in second place, while Sudha Singh was placed third in 2:42:12. All three girls completed the race well within qualifying mark of 2:44 for the 2015 World Championship in China. The men’s race did not witness a stiff competition as many of the favourites dropped out for different reasons. Kenya’s Henry Sugut, Jacob Cheshari and Filex Kiprotich dropped out of the race due to stomach problems and dehydration. However, the younger Abera was unaware of the situation and continued to run strongly as he kept pace with the front runners till the 26km mark before gradually increasing the pace to open up marginal a lead. But after 31km the sped away and ran alone for the remainder of the race before breasting the tape at the finish line.

However, he missed out on the course record as he repeatedly kept looking over his shoulders which cost him valuable time. “I had a good race and did not find it that hard. The conditions were alright for me and I am happy with my success. I am not worried about the record as I only wanted to compete and do well and I have achieved my dream of running a marathon and also going on to win,” said the six feet four inches tall runner, who has basically competed in 15km race earlier.

On the other hand, Dinknesh had a smooth run and received excellent support from her pacemaker who also finished the race simultaneously. The Ethiopian led from start to finish and like Abera, she too, ran the second half of the race alone. “After the 21km stage I started to accelerate and got away from the pack and thereafter I just strode along to complete another good win,” said Dinknesh.

She mentioned that she could have finished with a faster time but due to cramps and aches in her back and ankle she run a bit slower.

Both Abrera and Dinknesh, went home richer by US$ 41,000 each.

The top honours among the Indian Elite men, was claimed by Karan Singh of Army Institute of Sports who retained his title by clocking a time of 2:21:35. He was followed by teammates and debutants Arjun Pradhan (2:22:22) in second place and Bahadur Singh Dhoni (2:22:41) in third position.

Karan Singh, Arjun Pradhan, O.P. Jaisha and Lalita Babar, will now get a chance to be on the TCS New York Marathon start line, an initiative announced earlier in the week by Tata Consultancy Services.

Meanwhile, Indrajeet Patel and Kavita Raut, successfully defended their men’s and women’s half marathon crowns. Patel clinched the first place ahead of Atwa Bhagat and Govind Singh, both placed second and third respectively.

Raut once again showed her mettle by taking pole position while Eve Bugler of Great Britain was second and Supriya Patil third in the women’s completion.

The Indian winners, Karan Singh and O.P. Jaisha, received the Gold medals and Rs 5 lakhs each.Elite-Full-Marathon-woman-winner

Following are the results: (Finals)

(Overall Results Men): Tesfaye Abera (ETH) 2:09:46; Dereje Debele (ETH) 2:10:31; Luke Kibet (KEN) 2:10:57; Michael Mutai (KEN) 2:14:31; Peter Kosgei (KEN) 2:14:38; Shumi Hailu (ETH) 2:15:04; Silas Kipruto (KEN) 2:15:37; Benard Rotich (KEN) 2:16:49; Bernard Kihanya (KEN) 2:16:59; Evans Ruto (KEN) 2:18:17.

(Overall Results Women): Dinknesh Mekash (ETH) 2:30:00; Kumeshi Sichala (ETH) 2:30:56; Marta Megra (ETH) 2:31:45; Rorisa Bacha (ETH) 2:31:46; Hamila Hussen (ETH) 2:35:36; Radiya Adlo (ETH) 2:37:06; Zeytuna Arba (ETH) 2:37:26; Jaisha O P (IND) (Overall 8th) 2:37:29; Lalita Babar (IND) (Overall 9th) 2:38:21; Monica Wangari (KEN) 2:42:12.

Indian Overall Results Men: Karan Singh (IND) 2:21:35; Arjun Pradhan (IND) 2:22:22; Bahadur Singh Dhoni (IND) 2:22:41; Vishram Meena (IND) 2:23:40; Sanvroo Yadav (IND) 2:24:50; Krishna Singh (IND) 2:26:40; Sunil Kumar (IND) 2:27:27; Binning Lyngkhoi (IND) 2:27:46; Tirath Kumar (IND) 2:28:28; O Sanaton Singh (IND) 2:29:08.

(Indian Overall Results Women): Jaisha O P (IND) 2:37:29; Lalita Babar (IND) 2:38:21; Sudha Singh (IND) 2:42:12; Jyoti Gawate (IND) 2:50:37;Vijaymala Patil (IND) 3:01:24; Shyamli Sing (IND) 3:06:37; Sukanya Mall (IND) 3:09:23; Amandeep Kaur (IND) 3:16:01; Sudha M (IND) 3:23:56; Ranjana Kumari (IND) 3:37:08.

Half Marathon (Men): Indrajeet Patel (IND) 1:08:09; Atwa Bhagat (IND) 1:08:11; Govind Singh (IND) 1:08:14; Yunus M D (IND) 1:08:18;Anil Pawar (IND) 1:08:28; Anoop Prakash (IND) 1:11:29; Nirmal Kumar (IND) 1:11:37; Gova Ram (IND) 1:13:13; Geoffrey Kiprotich Birgen (KEN) 1;13:16; Anil Shivappa Korvi (IND) 1:13:17.

Half Marathon (Women): Kavita Raut (IND) 1:19:50; Eve Bugler (GBR) 1:22:18; Supriya Patil (IND) 1:26:48; Komal Rani (IND) 1:33:41; Manjula Patil (IND) 1:37:17; Jayanti Thapliyal (IND) 1:37:48; Neha Grover (IND) 1:37:54; Vaishnavi Vaghela (IND) 1:39:08; Ankita Mittal (IND) 1:39:30; Kulsum Husain (IND) 1:40:07.

Marathon-35 to40 Yrs. (Men): Raja (IND) 2:38:35; Prakash Nannaware (IND) 2:58:05; Amod Bhate (IND) 3:13:54.

35 to40 Yrs. (Women): Elina Junnila (FIN) 3:08:43; Andrea Stadler (GBR) 3:36:38; Shobha Desai (IND) 3:57:44.

Marathon- 40 to 45 yrs. (Men): Sharananand Sukerkar (IND) 2:45:54; Brian Angwin (GBR) 2:59:35; Gerald PDE (IND) 3:08:33.

40 to 45 yrs. (Women): Shubha Bhargava (IND) 3:36:03; Shilpa Phadke (IND) 3:53:07; Heidi Griffiths (AUS) 3:53:54.

Marathon- 45 t0 50 yrs. (Men): Derek Hunter (IRL) 2:58:50; Ramesh Kanjilimadhom (IND) 3:04:34; Keith Garbutt (GBR) 3:07:18.

45 to 50 yrs. (Women): Susan Mcdonald (GBR) 3:22:51; Vaishali Kasture (IND) 3:48:26; Kranti Salvi (IND) 3:58:53.

Marathon- 50 to 55 yrs. (Men): Mukhesh Rana (IND) 3:15:32; Jayaprakash Gowda (IND) 3:19:59; Harald Loof (SWE) 3:27:09.

50-55 yrs. (Women): Titi Togni (ITA) 4:16:40; Chitra Nadkarni (IND) 4:18:48; Taru Mateti (IND) 4:28:58.

Marathon- 50 to 55 yrs. (Men): Mukhesh Rana (IND) 3:15:32; Jayaprakash Gowda (IND) 3:19:59; Harald Loof (SWE) 3:27:09.

50-55 yrs. (Women): Titi Togni (ITA) 4:16:40; Chitra Nadkarni (IND) 4:18:48; Taru Mateti (IND) 4:28:58.

Marathon- 55 to 60 yrs. (Men): Sabhajeet Yadav (IND) 03:28:40; An Subramanian (IND) 03:30:36; Siddesha Hanumamtappa (IND) 03:31:46.

50-60 yrs. (Women): Chandra Gopalan (IND) 05:13:56.

Marathon- 60 to 65 yrs. (Men): P K N Nambier (IND) 04:00:46; Rughavir NO (IND) 04:12:57; Pattani Pravin (IND) 04:22:00.

60-65 yrs. (Women): Pervin Batliwala (IND) 04:51:20; Genevieve Ryan (RSA) 04:58:11.

Marathon- 65 to 70 yrs. (Men): Virendra Singh Rawat (IND) 04:18:24; Srinath Nagappa (IND) 04:33:11; Shiv Dogra (IND) 04:35:51.

Half Marathon Overall (MEN): Indrajeet Patel (IND) 1:08:09; Atwa Bhagat (IND) 01:08:11; Govind Singh (IND) 1:08:14.

Half Marathon Overall (WOMEN): Kavita Raut (IND) 1:19:50; Eve Bugler (GBR) 01:22:18; Supriya Patil (IND) 1:26:48.

Half Marathon 35 to 45 years (MEN) : Pritam Singh (IND) 1:22:41; Sanjay Dasilva (IND) 1:24:12; Dharmendra D (IND) 1:24:12.

Half Marathon 35 to 45 years (WOMEN) : Jayanti Thapliyal(IND) 1:37:45; Kulsum Husain (IND) 1:39:47; Lalita Madhwal (IND) 1:40:20.

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