Anjali Saraogi retained her title in the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Marathon with a career-best timing today. Tlanding Wahlang won the men’s full marathon. The 45-year-old Saraogi achieved the feat less than three months after recovering from surgery.
Seniormost runner in the women’s field, Anjali clocked 3 hours 16 minutes 54 seconds to win the race and better her last year’s timing of 3 hours 30 minutes:53 seconds. Tlanding Wahlang clocked 2 hours:35 minutes: 42 seconds to win the men’s full marathon.
Brand ambassador of the event and Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar flagged off the race from Salt Lake Stadium at 4.30am on a chilly morning.
Today there are 15,000 participation, an increase of 10 times. This edition also witnessed several inspirational runners in different categories. Shubhashis Ghosh, with a rare heart ailment, competed along with the visually-impaired Mohammed Asif Iqbal. The half marathon category saw 86-year-old Bylahalli Janardan inspiring the participants.
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