PANAJI: Mohith from Kangra-Himachal Pradesh and Dakshayani Murgod from Mapusa, won the 21km (half-marathon) event at the 8th Goa Tourism-BNI Rotary Rain Run 2022 held at Bambolim-Taleigao Plateau 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 10km open category, Pradyumna Naik of Porvorim clocked 37:04 minutes, while Amrita George, a Std IX student from Sirsi in Karnataka shocked her more experienced competitors winning the race in 52:57 minutes.
In the 21km 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 10km 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.
Amrita George 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.”
Kranti Salvi said: “Winning always feels amazing, but the experience of running this beautiful route was even more joyful.”
RESULTS:
I) 21km 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
II) 21km women’s open
1) Dakshayani Murgod, Mapusa, 2:17:43
2) Duraiya Lokhandwala, Panaji, 2:22:10
3) Shradha Tarkar, Panaji, 2:24:14
III) 21km Veteran Mens
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
IV) 21km Veterans Women’s
1) Kranti Salvi, Mumbai, 2:00:18
2) Fatima Desa, Panaji, 2:01:11
3) Chen Yaling, 2:03:13
V) 10km men’s open
1) Pradyumna Naik, Porvorim, 37:04
2) Akash Agarwadekar, Panaji, 38:16
3) Vinayak Gaonkar, Vasco, 40:38
VI) 10km women’s open
1) Amrita George, Sirsi ( Karnataka) 52:57
2) Clarissa Costa, Panaji, 53:25
3) Line Shetty, Panaji, 55:11
VII) 10km Men’s Veteran
1)Naresh Kumar, Ponda, 55:18
2)Sharad Varik, Ponda, 56:37
3)Pranay Naik, Ponda, 56:49
VIII) 10km Women’s Veteran
1) Leena Kamat, Mapusa, 1:00:56
2) Ashima Arora, Mapusa, 1:09::53
3) Sunita Singh,Panaji, 1:16:36
