Railway man Soji Mathew will rekindle his rivalry with Nitender Singh Rawat and Kheta Ram as the trio will vie for top honours among other athletes in the inugural Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run here tomorrow.
In the women's section, former Asian Games gold medalist Sudha Singh who clinched the 10k race last year will be a frontrunner along with the fellow athlete Kavita Raut of Maharashtra.
Mathew had faced a stiff competition from fellow Indian Nitender Singh Rawat and Kheta Ram in the Delhi Half Marathon. Nitender Singh had finished runner-up while Kheta Ram and Mathew came third and fourth respectively.
The Railway man said he's excited to compete in the 25k run for the first time and is targetting to finish the race in 1 hour 18 minutes.
"The concept seems to be good and is taking place for the first time in India," he said.
