MUMBAI: Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena made it a double delight for Ethiopia in the USD 405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon right here on Sunday by clinching the respective men's and women's races.
The 22-year-old Deksisa broke clear of the remainder of the field at the 35-km mark and kept his nose forward for the rest of the 42.195-km men's tournament to lead a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia forward of 29-year-old compatriot Shumet Akalnaw.
Deksisa clocked 2 hours, nine minutes, 34 secs, off the path file of two:08:35, while his compatriot Shumet crossed the finish line in 2:10:00 after being in sizzling pursuit of the lead runner during the last seven kilometres with out with the ability to catch up.
Kenyan Joshua Kipkorir, moment closing yr, ended up 0.33 this yr in 2:10:30.
Gobena made the ladies's race her personal to win by a at ease margin and clocked 2:25:49 forward of protecting champion Bornes Kitur of Kenya who finished in 2:28:48 with male pacer Bernard Soi of South Africa serving to her care for her speed.
In 0.33 position used to be another Ethiopian, Shumo Genemo (2:29:41).
The total winners of both full marathons earned USD 42,000 every.
Deksisa, working his 6th marathon with a private splendid of two:06:22 that he had clocked while finishing moment in the Rooterdam Marathon in April 2016, breasted the tape 70 metres forward of second-placed compatriot Shumet, accelerating after the become the Marine Drive straight at Chowpatty.
"I expected to win. This is my first win in Mumbai and will motivate me to participate in other races," stated Deksisa.
"Shumet was behind me and was close and I was worried. So I did not realise about the turns in the last 700m (following a small change in course due to metro construction work). When the pacemakers dropped out the plan was to come ahead (of the rest)," he added.
Indian men racers Gopi Thonakal, the winner of the Asian marathon identify in November closing in China, and his military rival Nitendra Singh Rawat, the path file holder a few of the house nation members, finished just out of doors the top ten in 11th and 12th places, respectively.
Gopi, who used to be moment to Rawat among Indians in 2016 in the run-up to the Rio Olympics for which both had been later selected, used to be timed at 2:16:51 and nosed forward of arch-rival Rawat who clocked 2:16:54 in the closing stretch.
Srinu Bugatha used to be the third-best Indian male finisher much farther down in 2:23:56.
Rawat stated it changed into hotter midway in the course of the race and he used to be cramping a bit too.
"It was a bit warm halfway through the race and I was getting cramps too," he stated.
The corresponding top 3 Indian women finishers had been Sudha Singh, in a slow 2:48:32, Jyoti Gawte (2:50:47) and Parul Chowdhary (2:50:47).
Pradeep Singh received the lads's half of marathon in 1:05:42 in quite humid stipulations. "I am basically a track and field athlete and usually run the cross country and I prepare at the Army Sports Institute in Pune," stated Singh, who hails from Uttarakhand.
Shankar Man Thapa and Deepak Kumbhar took the second and 0.33 places.
In the ladies's half of marathon, Sanjeevani Jadhav got here in first in 1:26:24, adopted by Monika Athare who clocked 1:27:15. In 0.33 position used to be Juma Khatun who clocked 1:27:48.
Results
Marathon: Men (Overall): 1. Solomon Deksisa (Eth) 2:09:34, 2. Shumet Akalnaw (Eth) 2:10:00, 3. Joshua Kipkorir (Ken) 2:10:30
Indians: 1. Gopi Thonakal 2:16:51, 2. Nitendra Singh Rawat 2:16:54, 3. Srinu Bugatha 2:23:56.
Women (Overall): 1. Amane Gobena (Eth) 2:24:49; 2. Bornes Kitur (Ken) 2:28:48, 3. Shuko Genomo (Eth) 2:29:41.
Indians: 1. Sudha Singh 2:48:32, 2. Jyoti Gawate 2:50:47, 3. Parul Chaudhary 2:53:26.
Men's half-marathon: 1. Pradeep Singh (Ind) 1:05:42; 2. Shankar Man Thapa (Ind) 1:06:40; 3. Deepak Kumbhar (Ind) 1:06:54.
Women's half of marathon: 1. Sanjeevani Jadhav (Ind) 1:26:24; 2. Monika Athare (Ind) 1:27:15; 3. Juma Khatun (Ind) 1:27:48
The 22-year-old Deksisa broke clear of the remainder of the field at the 35-km mark and kept his nose forward for the rest of the 42.195-km men's tournament to lead a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia forward of 29-year-old compatriot Shumet Akalnaw.
Deksisa clocked 2 hours, nine minutes, 34 secs, off the path file of two:08:35, while his compatriot Shumet crossed the finish line in 2:10:00 after being in sizzling pursuit of the lead runner during the last seven kilometres with out with the ability to catch up.
Kenyan Joshua Kipkorir, moment closing yr, ended up 0.33 this yr in 2:10:30.
Gobena made the ladies's race her personal to win by a at ease margin and clocked 2:25:49 forward of protecting champion Bornes Kitur of Kenya who finished in 2:28:48 with male pacer Bernard Soi of South Africa serving to her care for her speed.
In 0.33 position used to be another Ethiopian, Shumo Genemo (2:29:41).
The total winners of both full marathons earned USD 42,000 every.
Deksisa, working his 6th marathon with a private splendid of two:06:22 that he had clocked while finishing moment in the Rooterdam Marathon in April 2016, breasted the tape 70 metres forward of second-placed compatriot Shumet, accelerating after the become the Marine Drive straight at Chowpatty.
"I expected to win. This is my first win in Mumbai and will motivate me to participate in other races," stated Deksisa.
"Shumet was behind me and was close and I was worried. So I did not realise about the turns in the last 700m (following a small change in course due to metro construction work). When the pacemakers dropped out the plan was to come ahead (of the rest)," he added.
Indian men racers Gopi Thonakal, the winner of the Asian marathon identify in November closing in China, and his military rival Nitendra Singh Rawat, the path file holder a few of the house nation members, finished just out of doors the top ten in 11th and 12th places, respectively.
Gopi, who used to be moment to Rawat among Indians in 2016 in the run-up to the Rio Olympics for which both had been later selected, used to be timed at 2:16:51 and nosed forward of arch-rival Rawat who clocked 2:16:54 in the closing stretch.
Srinu Bugatha used to be the third-best Indian male finisher much farther down in 2:23:56.
Rawat stated it changed into hotter midway in the course of the race and he used to be cramping a bit too.
"It was a bit warm halfway through the race and I was getting cramps too," he stated.
The corresponding top 3 Indian women finishers had been Sudha Singh, in a slow 2:48:32, Jyoti Gawte (2:50:47) and Parul Chowdhary (2:50:47).
Pradeep Singh received the lads's half of marathon in 1:05:42 in quite humid stipulations. "I am basically a track and field athlete and usually run the cross country and I prepare at the Army Sports Institute in Pune," stated Singh, who hails from Uttarakhand.
Shankar Man Thapa and Deepak Kumbhar took the second and 0.33 places.
In the ladies's half of marathon, Sanjeevani Jadhav got here in first in 1:26:24, adopted by Monika Athare who clocked 1:27:15. In 0.33 position used to be Juma Khatun who clocked 1:27:48.
Results
Marathon: Men (Overall): 1. Solomon Deksisa (Eth) 2:09:34, 2. Shumet Akalnaw (Eth) 2:10:00, 3. Joshua Kipkorir (Ken) 2:10:30
Indians: 1. Gopi Thonakal 2:16:51, 2. Nitendra Singh Rawat 2:16:54, 3. Srinu Bugatha 2:23:56.
Women (Overall): 1. Amane Gobena (Eth) 2:24:49; 2. Bornes Kitur (Ken) 2:28:48, 3. Shuko Genomo (Eth) 2:29:41.
Indians: 1. Sudha Singh 2:48:32, 2. Jyoti Gawate 2:50:47, 3. Parul Chaudhary 2:53:26.
Men's half-marathon: 1. Pradeep Singh (Ind) 1:05:42; 2. Shankar Man Thapa (Ind) 1:06:40; 3. Deepak Kumbhar (Ind) 1:06:54.
Women's half of marathon: 1. Sanjeevani Jadhav (Ind) 1:26:24; 2. Monika Athare (Ind) 1:27:15; 3. Juma Khatun (Ind) 1:27:48
Mumbai Marathon: Deksisa, Gobena make it a double delight for Ethiopia
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