Ankit, Chandrasmita win 14th SKF Goa River Marathon

Men's race winner Ankit Yadav (L) and women's race winner Chandrasmita Hazarika.

Photo Credits: The Goan

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Ankit Yadav from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, and Chandrasmita Hazarika of Bengaluru, Karnataka, won the men’s and women’s 42 km marathon at the 14th SKF Goa River Marathon held in Chicalim on Sunday.

While Ankit timed an impressive 02:49:19 hours, Chandrasmita clocked 03:48:04 hours for the distance.

In a day dominated by runners from both Maharashtra and Karnataka, Sachin Poojary of Udupi, Karnataka, won the 32 km (20-miler) race in the men’s category with a time of 2:00:03 hours, while Sapna Patel of Uttar Pradesh won the women’s category with a time of 2:30:12 hours.

In the popular 21 km half marathon for men, Siddhesh Barje, last year’s winner from Dapoli, Maharashtra, won with a time of 1:14:49 hours, while Chandana Kalita of Bengaluru, Karnataka, won the women’s race in the same category with a time of 1:44:43 hours.

In the 10 km race, the men’s title went to Pradhan Kirulkar of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, with a time of 32:06 minutes, while Farheen Firdose of Bengaluru, Karnataka, won the women’s race in 45:33 minutes.

In the 5 km race for school teams, the Lt Mayekar Government High School, Sada, Vasco, won with a cumulative time of 01:21:37 hours, while the Vidya Vihar HS, Cortalim, won the girls’ category with a cumulative time of 01:58:34 hours.

FINAL RESULTS

42 km (men): 1) Ankit Yadav, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, 2:49:19 hours, 2) Nilesh Kulaye, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, 2:54:41, 3) Suraj Prasad, Belgaavi, Karnataka, 3:01:26; 42 km (women): 1) Chandrasmita Hazarika, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 3:48:04, 2) K Jasmitha, Sullia, Karnataka, 4:25:49, 3) Madhuri Gaikwad, Pune, Maharashtra, 4:29:30; 32 km (men): 1) Sachin Poojary, Udupi, Karnataka, 2:00:03, 2) Hariram Maurya, Ambernath, Maharashtra, 2:15:21, 3) Vinayak Gaonkar, Vasco, Goa, 2:41:34; 32 km (women): 1) Sapna Patel, Uttar Pradesh, 2:30:12, 2) Rajalakshmi Swaminathan, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2:52:06, 3) Geetanjali Gubbewad, Bengaluru, 3:06:55; 21 km (men): 1) Siddhesh Barje, Dapoli, Maharashtra, 1:14:49, 2) Omkar Baikar, Dapoli, Maharashtra, 1:17:13, 3) Shamsher Foley, Bonner, Australia, 1:28:59; 21 km (women): 1) Chandana Kalita, Bengaluru, 1:44:43, 2) Okcaha Maslova, Russia, 1:48:18, 3) Varsha Prajapati, Thane, Maharashtra, 1:50:42; 10 km (men): 1) Pradhan Kirulkar, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 32:06 minutes, 2) Rutik Varma, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 32:53, 3) Sanklesh Borolkar, Thane, Maharashtra, 35:58; 10 km (women): 1) Farheen Firdose, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 45:33, 2) Nikita Marle, Palghar, Maharashtra, 46:12, 3) Swezial Dsouza, Mapusa, Goa, 46:38; 5 km team school race, boys: 1) Lt Mayekar Government High School, Sada, Vasco, 01:21:37 hours, 2) Keshav Smruti HS, Dabolim, 01:23:25, 3) Yuvak Sangh HS, Sada, Vasco, 01:26:35; 5 km team school race, girls: 1) Vidya Vihar HS, Cortalim, 01:58:34, 2) Murgaon HS, Sada, Vasco, 01:58:55, 3) Shree Sushen Ashram Vidyalaya, Sada, Vasco, 02:01:31.