New Delhi: Suresh Kumar and Preeja Sreedharan emerged winners among the Indian athletes taking part in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon held here on Sunday.
Suresh completed the 21.1km race in an hour and 04.38 minutes while second placed Nitender Singh Rawat and third placed Kheta Ram were slower by 16 and 18 seconds respectively.
In the women’s category, defending champion Preeja retained her title with a timing of an hour and 19.03 minutes as Monika Athare and Sudha Singh took second and third positions, respectively.
While Monika finished the race in an hour and 19.12 minutes, which was nine seconds faster than London Olympian Sudha’s effort. Earlier today, Ethiopian Guye Adola and Kenya’s Florence Kiplagat won the men’s and women’s category races of the ADHM which was flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here.
Adola shattered the course record of 59.12 minutes to finish the 21.1km race in 59.06 minutes. While reigning World Champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya took second place with a timing of 59.07 minutes, Ethiopian Mosinet Geremew clocked 59.11 minutes to finish third.
In the women’s competition, Florence completed the race in an hour and 10.04 minutes. While reigning World Champion Gladys Cherono came second with a timing of an hour and 10.05 minutes, which was two seconds faster than Worknesh Defega’s effort. (PTI)
