Nitendra Singh Rawat

India's Gopi Thonakal, Monika Athare retain New Delhi Marathon titles

Gopi clocked 2 hours, 15 minutes and 16 seconds to clinch the gold under ideal running conditions but missed the tough Commonwealth Games qualification mark set by the Athletics Federation of India.

Mumbai Marathon 2018: Elite runners unhappy with 'amateurs', curves on course and 'hidden water stations'

Ahead of Sunday’s Mumbai Marathon, many of the elite marathoners had predicted course records to fall by the wayside. Sunday came and went, with the course records standing their ground firmly.

Mumbai Marathon 2018: On 2016 champ Nitendra Singh Rawat's comeback, Gopi Thonakal leaves with bragging rights

In a race of small margins, Gopi held on to his pace and finished ahead of Nitendra Singh Rawat, the man he had been a pacer to in 2016.

Mumbai Marathon 2018: Solomon Deksisa, Amane Gobena win gold, Gopi Thonakal pips Nitendra Singh Rawat

Deksisa clocked 2 hours, 9 minutes, 34 secs, off the course record of 2:08:35, while his compatriot Shumet crossed the finish line in 2:10:00.

Mumbai Marathon 2018: Injury-free Nitendra Singh Rawat eyes resurrection at favourite course

At the course at which he set his personal best timing, an injury-free Nitendra Singh Rawat eyes qualification for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Rio Olympics 2016, Day 16 highlights: Rio hands Olympic flag to Tokyo in glittering closing ceremony

Day 16 of the Rio Olympics 2016 will have India's wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and marathon runners Thonnakkal Gopi, Kheta Ram and Nitendra Singh Rawat in action

Rio Olympics 2016: Thanackal Gopi, Kheta Ram clock personal best to finish 25th, 26th in marathon

Thanackal Gopi and Kheta Ram put up an inspired show and clocked their personal best timings to finish 25th and 26th respectively in the men's marathon.

Rio Olympics 2016 schedule, day 16: Yogeshwar Dutt aims for gold; marathon runners in action

Day 16 of the Rio Olympics 2016 will see Indians in action across two events – wrestling and athletics. All eyes will be on Yogeshwar Dutt for a medal.

Humans of Olympics: Meet Nitendra Singh Rawat, the Indian runner eyeing to break national record

Rawat is the fastest man in India in the marathon event. He's come a long way from protecting the Kashmir border to representing India at the Olympics

Mumbai Marathon: Kenya's Gideon Kipketer wins men's race, sets new record

Gideon Kipketer won the men's race in an all-East African clean sweep by setting a new record in the 13th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.