10 January,2023 09:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
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Olympian Gopi T, a former champion and the first Indian to win the Asian Marathon Championship in 2017, will spearhead the Indian elite challenge as over 55,000 participants will take to the streets of Mumbai on Sunday, January 15, for the 18th edition of the iconic Tata Mumbai Marathon.
Also toeing the start line will be defending champion Srinu Bugatha, 2019 Pune International Marathon champion Rahul Kumar Pal and 2022 TSK 25K runner-up Kalidas Hirave.
Among the Indian elite women, and Olympian and Arjuna awardee Sudha Singh will be gunning for her fifth title. The Indian men's and women's full marathon winners will bag Rs 500,000 each, with a further Rs 150,000 course record bonus on offer as an incentive.
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