Top Marathon Runners in India

Sports that have both physical and mental benefits do make a good place in the popular culture of any country. Marathon is no different. There has been a sharp increase of 230% of people involved in this sport in 2019 (Source : Sport.yougov.in). This statistic was also presented in 2019 Global Conference by Run Repeat. Let us know the top five Marathon Runners in India.
Lalita Babar

This athlete hailing from Mohi Village of Satara has made it to the limelight in 2005 with her participation in U-20 National Championship Pune. She achieved her best timing in the Marathon of 2015. Her timing was 2:38:21. The bronze medal in the 3000m steeple chase in Asian Games 2014 (held in Korea) is one of her few notable achievements.

Nitendra Singh Rawat
Nitendra qualified for Rio Olympics is 2016 to represent India. He also had the best timing of 2:18 in South Korean World Military Games. IAAF World Championships is one of the most prestigious championships for any athlete. He qualified IAAF in 2019.

Gopi Thonkanal
Popularly known as Gopi Thonkanal, this runner starter his journey from Mumbai. He participated in the Mumbai Marathon (2016 Edition) as a pacer. In the year 2016, he qualified for the Rio Olympics. Gopi’s hard work made him the First Indian to win Asian Marathon Olympics. Gopi
Thonkanal feels the more you practise this sport the better you get at it.

Sudha Singh
This native athlete belonging to Uttar Pradesh is one of the finest runners in India. She was awarded silver medal in 2009 and 2011 at Asian Championship. One of the feathers in her cap is she also represented India in the 3000m Steeple Chase in London Olympics 2012.

Major DP Singh
Major DP Singh lost his right leg when a shell exploded in Kargil Conflict. Major DP Singh refused to give up hope even when he required 10 years to recover from this injury. He participated in the
Delhi Half Marathon and put across an amazing performance by completing the Marathon in the time of 2:40.

Marathon has been a life-changing journey for many, and inspiring stories always make us take a step forward to begin this amazing sport.

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