Maharashtra’s Chhagan Bombale and Andhra Pradesh’s Kavitha Reddy clinched the men’s and women’s titles in the Mumbai Half Marathon 2022 on Sunday.
Bombale comfortably won the 21k event that started and ended at the Jio Gardens, in Bombay in 1:16:11. He left behind second place finisher Bhagatsing Valvi trailing over a minute behind at 1:17:51. Meanwhile, Anil Jindal settled for the third place in 1:18:20.
The women’s event was a one-sided affair as Kavitha Reddy opened up a decent gap against the chasing pack in 1:37:03, leaving her nearest rival Tanmaya Karmarkar over three minutes behind at 1:40:18. Ketaki Sathe came in third, a further four minutes down the clock in 1:44:55.
“It has been very challenging for everybody over the last two years because of the pandemic but I am overwhelmed to see so many line up for the city’s first biggest run since then,” Sachin Tendulkar, the brand ambassador of the event said, while interacting with the media.
The men’s 10k saw a neck and neck battle all the way between the leading pack of runners before ending in a thrilling climax. Amit Mali crossed the finish line in 0:33:42, just a couple of seconds ahead of the tenacious Karan Sharma, who was timed at 0:33:44. Sanjay Zakane claimed the third spot in 0:33:50.
In the keenly contested women’s 10k event, Rohini Maya Patil clocked 0:41:32 to wrest top honours while Priyanka Paikarao took silver in 0:42:26 and Priyanka Kailash the bronze in 0:43.51.
Results:
Half Marathon
Men: 1. Chhagan Bombale (1:16:11) 2. Bhagatsing Valvi(1:17:51) 3. Anil Jindal (1:18:17)
Women: 1. Kavitha Reddy (1:37:03) 2.2. Tanmaya Karmarkar (1:40:18) 3. Ketaki Sathe (1:44:55)
10K Run
Men: 1. Amit Mali (0:33:42) 2. Karan Sharma (0:33:44) 3. Sanjay Maruti Zakane (0:33:50)
Women: 1. Rohini Maya Patil (0:41:32) 2. Priyanka Paikarao (0:42:26) 3. Priyanka Kailash Chavarkar (0:43:51)
