Hope run

Services Sports Control Board:  Services Sports Control Board’s Anish Thapa and Maharashtra’s Jyoti Gawate surged to victory in the Bengaluru Marathon to clinch the two coveted crowns, here on Sunday.

Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot flagged off over 25,000 running and fitness enthusiasts early in the morning to provide a festive touch to the much-awaited event which boasted three categories: the full marathon (42.195 km), the half marathon (21.1 km) and the 5km Hope Run.

For Anish Thapa this is a double of sorts after winning the New Delhi Marathon, also organised by NEB Sports, earlier this year. He stopped the clock at 2:18:06 to comfortably beat Akshay Saini (SSCB) and Kuldeep Singh (UP) in his wake.