PANAJI
Mohith from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh and Dakshayani Murgod from Mapusa won the 21km, half marathon at the 8th Goa Tourism-BNI Rotary Rain Run 2022 held in Bambolim on Sunday. While Mohith clocked one hour, 31 minutes and 53 seconds, Daskshayani clocked two hours, 17 minutes, 43 seconds for the distance.
In the 10kms open category, Pradyumna Naik of Porvorim clocked 37:04 minutes, while Amrita George, a grade IX school girl from Sirsi in Karnataka shocked her more experienced competitors winning the race in 52:57 minutes.
In the 21kms veterans category (above age 45), Sube Singh Yadav of the Indian Navy clocked 1:42:33 hours, while Kranti Salvi, celebrated Mumbai based marathoner clocked 2:00:18 to win their respective races. Similarly, in the 10kms veterans category, Naresh Kumar of Ponda clocked 55:18 minutes and Leena Kamat of Mapusa clocked 1:00:56 hours to win their respective races.
School girl Amrita George from Sirsi, winner of the 10kms women’s race said, “I am thrilled to win, as this is the first time I have been called on the podium. I am inspired to train harder in something I have always loved.”
While, Kranti Salvi of Mumbai, winner of the 21kms women’s veteran race said, “Winning always feels amazing, but the experience of running this beautiful route was even more joyful.”
Results: 21kms men’s open - 1. Mohith, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 1:31:53, 2. Yogendra Singh, Indian Navy, Vasco, 1:38:51, 3. Pandurang Bodne, Beed, Maharashtra, 1:38:52; 21kms women’s open - 1. Dakshayani Murgod, Mapusa, 2:17:43, 2. Duraiya Lokhandwala, Panaji, 2:22:10, 3. Shradha Tarkar, Panaji, 2:24:14; 21kms Veteran Men's - 1. Sube Singh Yadav, Indian Navy, Vasco, 1:42:33, 2. Melwyn Fernandes, North Goa, 1:52:45, 3. Damodar Verlekar, Curca, Goa, 1:53:00; 21kms Veterans Women’s - 1. Kranti Salvi, Mumbai, 2:00:18, 2. Fatima Desa, Panaji, 2:01:11, 3. Chen Yaling, 2:03:13; 10kms men’s open - 1. Pradyumna Naik, Porvorim, 37:04, 2. Akash Agarwadekar, Panaji, 38:16, 3. Vinayak Gaonkar, Vasco, 40:38; 10kms women’s open - 1. Amrita George, Sirsi ( Karnataka) 52:57, 2. Clarissa Costa, Panaji, 53:25, 3. Line Shetty, Panaji, 55:11; 10kms Men’s Veteran - 1. Naresh Kumar, Ponda, 55:18, 2. Sharad Varik, Ponda, 56:37, 3. Pranay Naik, Ponda, 56:49; VIII) 10kms Women’s Veteran 1. Leena Kamat, Mapusa, 1:00:56 2. Ashima Arora, Mapusa, 1:09::53 3. Sunita Singh, Panaji, 1:16:36.
