Indian Elite athletes G Lakshmanan, MD Yunus, and Man Singh in the men's category along with Swati Gadhave, Sanjeevani Jadhav, and Monika Athare in the women's field are aiming for a podium finish during the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2016 which will be held tomorrow.
The marathon will feature some of the biggest track & field and distance runners, with a total of 25 men and 18 women athletes from India participating in the 9th edition of this prestigious race tomorrow.
Roadrunner to national champion, G Lakshmanan was bubbling with confidence as he boasted about winning all the big Indian marathons held in 2013. After a gap of 2 years, he is back again at ADHM and this time his coach has focused on training him for the half marathon.
He will participate along with compatriot, MD Yunus, who won the Kolkata Marathon 2016 with a timing of 2:30:37 and stood third at the ADHM with a timing of 01:04:47.
The ninth edition of the event offers an overall prize money of USD 2,70,000. An additional incentive for elite runners breaking the course record is, INR 1,50,000 for Indian elites and overall course record jackpot of USD 8000 for men and women.
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