Ankit  and Chandrasmita win 14th SKF Goa river marathon 

Maharashtra and Karnataka runners dominate

Goa Khabar : Ankit Yadav from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh and Chandrasmita Hazarika of Bengaluru, Karnataka won the men’s and women’s 42 km marathon at the 14th SKF Goa river marathon held in Chicalim on Sunday.

While Ankit timed an impressive 02: 49:19 hours, Chandrasmita clocked 03:48:04 hours for the distance.

ANKIT Yadav, winner of mens 42km SKF Goa river marathon

In a day which was dominated by runners from both Maharashtra and Karnataka, Sachin Poojary of Udupi, Karnataka won the 32 km ( 20 miler) race in the men’s category with a time of 2:00:03 hrs, while Sapna Patel of Uttar Pradesh won the women’s category with a time of  2:30:12 hrs. 

In the popular, 21km half marathon for men, Siddhesh Barje, last year’s winner from Dapoli, Maharashtra won with a time of 1:14:49 hrs, while Chandana Kalita of Bengaluru, Karnataka won the women’s race in the same category with a time of 1:44:43 hrs.

Chandrasmita Hazarika, winner of 42km womens race at SKF Goa river marathon

The 10 kms race, the men’s title went to Pradhan Kirulkar of Kolhapur, Maharashtra with a time of 32:06 minutes, while Farheen Firdose of Bengaluru, Karnataka won the women’s race in 45:33 minutes. 

In the 5km race for school teams, the Lt Mayekar govt high school, Sada, Vasco won with a cumulative time of  01:21:37 hrs, while  the Vidya Vihar HS, Cortalim won the girls category with a cumulative time of  01:58:34 hrs.

FINAL RESULTS 

42 km ( men)

1)AnkitYadav, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, 2:49:19 hrs   2) Nilesh Kulaye, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, 2:54:41  3) Suraj Prasad, Belgaavi, Karnataka, 3:01:26

42km ( women) 1)Chandrasmita Hazarika, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 3:48:04 hrs  2) K Jasmitha, Sullia, Karnataka, 4:25:49  3)Madhuri Gaikwad, Pune, Maharashtra, 4:29:30  

32km (men) 1)Sachin Poojary, Udupi, Karnataka, 2:00:03 hrs  2) Hariram Maurya, Ambernath, Maharashtra, 2:15:21 3) Vinayak Gaonkar,  Vasco, Goa,  2:41:34 

32km ( women) 1) Sapna Patel,  Uttar Pradesh, 2:30:12 hrs  2) Rajalakshmi Swaminathan, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2:52:06 3)  Geetanjali Gubbewad, Bengaluru, 3:06:55

21km ( mens) 1)Siddhesh Barje, Dapoli, Maharashtra, 1:14:49 hrs 2) Omkar Baikar, Dapoli Maharashtra 1:17:13 3) Shamsher Foley, Bonner,Australia, 1:28:59

21km ( women) 1)Chandana Kalita,  Bengaluru, 1:44:43 hrs 2)  Okcaha  Maslova, Russia, 1:48:18 3)Varsha Prajapti, Thane, Maharashtra, 1:50:42

10km ( mens) 1)Pradhan Kirulkar, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 32:06 mins 2) Rutik Varma, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 32:53 3) Sanklesh Borolkar, Thane, Maharashtra 35:58

10km (womens)  1)Farheen Firdose, Bengaluru,Karnataka, 45:33 mins 2) Nikita Marle, Palghar, Maharashtra, 46:12 3)  Swezial Dsouza, Mapusa, Goa, 46:38

5km team school race, boys : 1)Lt Mayekar govt high school, Sada, Vasco,   01:21:37 hrs  2) Keshav Smruti HS, Dabolim,  01:23:25  3) Yuvak Sangh HS, Sada, Vasco, 01:26:35 

5km team school race, girls 1)Vidya Vihar HS, Cortalim, 01:58:34 hrs  2)Murgaon HS, Sada, Vasco, 01:58: 55  3) Shree Sushen Ashram Vidyalaya, Sada, Vasco, 02:01:31