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Ethiopian runners Tadu Abate Deme and Yeshi Kalayu Chekole emerged victorious successful the elite men’s and women’s races, respectively, astatine the 21st variation of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, held present connected Sunday.
In the women’s elite marathon, Chekole registered the astir important triumph of her career, clinching her maiden large marathon rubric successful a clip of 2:25:13. The 28-year-old executed her contention program with precision, staying wrong the starring battalion done the aboriginal stages earlier breaking distant decisively towards the extremity to decorativeness wide of her compatriots.
Tadu Abate Deme crosses the decorativeness Line arsenic helium wins Elite men’s class successful the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 astatine the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus connected Sunday, January 18, 2026 | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
“I americium precise blessed to beryllium the champion today,” Chekole said aft the race. “I came present expecting to interruption the people record, but the upwind made it challenging. Still, I felt beardown throughout, particularly connected the uphill and downhill sections.”
Kidsan Alema Gebremedhin finished second, portion Gojjam Tsegaye Enyew completed an Ethiopian expanse of the podium.
The men’s elite marathon witnessed a tactical conflict among East African runners earlier Abate produced a decisive surge successful the last kilometre. Locked successful a duel with Kenya’s Leonard Kiprotich Langat for overmuch of the race, Abate accrued the tempo precocious to transverse the decorativeness enactment successful 2:09:55. Langat followed 15 seconds later, portion Eritrea’s Merhawi Kesete claimed the 3rd position.
Indian Elite victor Kartik Karkera is ecstatic arsenic helium crosses the decorativeness enactment during the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 astatine the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus connected Sunday, January 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
“It was a precise competitory and tactical race,” Langat said. “The people was challenging but good organised.”
A delighted Abate credited patience for his success. “The hills were tough, but aft halfway I focused connected conserving vigor and choosing the close moments,” helium said.
With the duplicate victories, Ethiopia completed a men’s and women’s treble astatine the Mumbai Marathon for the seventh time.
The results: Marathon: Elite men: 1. Tadu Abate Deme (Eth, 2:09:55), 2. Leonard Kiprotich Langat (Ken, 2:10:10), 3. Merhawi Kesete Weldemaryam (Eri, 2:10:22).
Elite Women: 1. Yeshi Kalayu Chekole (Eth, 2:25:13), 2. Kidsan Alema Gebremedhin (Eth, 2:27:35), 3. Gojjam Tsegaye Enyew (Eth, 2:28:27).
Elite men Indian: 1. Kartik Karkera (2:19:55), 2. Anish Thapa (2:20:08), 3. Pradeep Chaudhary (2:20:49)
Elite women Indian: 1. Sanjivani Jadhav (2:49:02), 2. Nirmaben Thakor (2:49:13), 3. Sonam (2:49:24)
Half marathon: Men: 1. Gaurav Mathur (1:07:18), 2. Ramesh Gavali (1:11:32), 3. Tanmay Pawar (1:12:27); Women: 1. Reenu (1:18:02), 2. Priyanka C. (1:19:13), 3. Ekta (1:23:19).
