Army sports institute

Fitness Enthusiast Soha Ali Khan: India’s top runners including T. Gopi, Srini B. and Anish Thapa will line up along with over 19,000 athletes in the 9th edition of the prestigious New Delhi Marathon on Sunday (February 25) hoping to win a ticket to the Paris Olympic Games later this year.

Army Sports Institute’s Gopi (2:13:39), Srinu (2:14:59) and Anish Thapa (2:16:41) have been preparing for the event with an eye on the national record. In the process, they hope to achieve the qualification mark of 2:08.10 for the Olympics too. Nirmaben Thakor (2:47:11) and Ashini Jadhav (2:56:41) are among the lead female runners in the fray.

Adding a touch of star power to the popular run are Fitness Enthusiast Soha Ali Khan, who serves as the proud Brand Ambassador of the marathon, and cricket star Irfan Pathan.