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Gopi T Wins New Delhi Marathon In A Thrilling Finish; Ashwini Jadhav Clinches Women’s Gold
New Delhi Marathon: In a thrilling finish to the tape, Army Sports Institute’s Gopi Thonakal pipped his teammate Srinu Bugatha to win the New Delhi Marathon crown here on Sunday. Gopi, who had set his eyes on the National Record (2:12) set by Shivnath Singh in 1978, finished in 2:14:40 to take the gold medal. It was just short of his own personal best (2:13:39) that he had achieved in 2022.
The pace set by Gopi helped first runner-up Srinu Bugatha (2:14:41) better his own mark of 2:14:59. Akshay Saini clinched the bronze medal in 2:15:27, making the Delhi Marathon one of the fastest races by Elite Male in recent times.
Ashwini Jadhav wiped off four minutes from her personal best (2:56:42) on her way to the full marathon gold medal among Elite Women. She clocked an impressive 2:52:25. Nirmaben Thakor (2:55:47) and Divyanka Chaudhary (2:57.06).
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