Marathon
Harshad Mhatre, Arati Patil win Kochi Marathon 2024
Maharashtra runners dominated the Kochi Marathon as Harshad Mhatre and Arati Patil won the men's and women's races.
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Harshad Mhatre and Arati Patil won the Kochi Marathon 2024 on Thursday.
Mhatre, who hails from Maharashtra, and represents India Railways, won the men's race, clocking a time of 2:35:50 hours.
Dinesh Kisan Patil, who also hails from Maharashtra, finished second in the race, while Ramavath Ramesh Chandra, who is a native of Telangana, finished third.
In the women's category, Arati Patil, who is also from Maharashtra, was crowned as the champion as she finished the marathon with a time of 03:37:03 hours. Kerela's Anju Murukan, who clocked a timing of 04:25:17, finished second in the full marathon.
In the Half Marathon (21.097 KM), it was Nabeel Shah, who emerged victorious in the men's category. Nabeel Shah clocked 1:17:43 hours. Sajith KM, with a timing of 1:19:56 hours, and Rajesh Thankachan, with a timing of 01:22:47 hours, finished second and third respectively in the men's half marathon.
Jolsana Anthony won the women's half marathon, clocking 1:38:25 hours. Neena Katwal, with a timing of 1:40:47 hours, and Gayathri G, who clocked 1:45:00 hours, finished second and third respectively.
Meanwhile, in the 10K Run, in the men's category, it was Sreerag AS, who emerged triumphant with a timing of 00:33:35 hours. Prabhakar K, who clocked 00:39:57 hours, and Ravi A, who timed 00:40:13 hours, finished in second and third place respectively.
In the women's category of the 10K Run, it was Beena George, who finished first with a timing of 00:40:41 hours. The second place was bagged by Akshaya K with a finish time of 00:46:25 hours. Tesna Joseph clocked a finish time of 00:46:55 timing.