Rashpal, Jyoti win New Delhi Marathon 2019

Armyman Rashpal Singh and Maharashtra's Jyoti Gawte Sunday bagged top honours at the fourth edition of the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon in the men's and women's categories here.

While Rashpal won the full marathon with a timing of 02:21:55s, Jyoti clinched the women's title by clocking 02:47:54s.

The event witnessed participation from over 18,000 runners in four different race categories. The races were flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium by cricket legend and IDBI Federal Life Insurance brand ambassador, Sachin Tendulkar.

All the top three finishers in the men's full marathon are from Army Sports Institute, Pune. Sher Singh finished second with a timing of 02:23:16s, while Manavendra Singh was third, clocking 02:28:27s.

"The weather was cool and I am happy with my performance. My target was to complete the race in 2:19s but I am happy with this performance also," said winner Rashpal.

"We all three were running together till 25k and after that I took the lead and finished the race first. It was a challenge for me as we all have trained together and we knew it was going to be a tough competition."