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AT A GLANCE / MAY 2022

Kenyan runners dominate at 2022 TCS World 10K; course records broken

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Kenyan runners Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai broke course records for the men’s and women’s race respectively at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022, held on May 15, 2022, the event website said.

Nicholas Kipkorir finished the race in 27:38 minutes, improving by six seconds the previous course record set by Kenyan athlete Geoffrey Kamworor way back in 2014.

In the women’s race, Irene Cheptai also from Kenya, finished the run in 30:35 minutes, breaking the earlier course record of 31:19 set by late Agnes Tirop in 2018.

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Tadese Worku of Ethiopia crossed the finish line after Kipkorir in 27:42 and Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie finished third with a timing of 27:55. In the women’s race, Kenyan athlete Hellen Obiri, finished second with a timing of 30:44. In third position was Joyce Tele, also from Kenya, with timing of 31:46.

Among Indian runners, Abhishek Pal topped the podium, finishing the race in 30:04 minutes. Kartik Kumar finishing a second later claimed the second position. A second later, Gulveer Singh finished in third position.

Among Indian women, Parul Chaudhary won the race in 34:37 minutes. Sanjivani Jadhav finished after her in 34:45 and in third position was Komal Jagadale who finished the race in 35:27.

Indian team for IAU 24-Hour Asia & Oceania Championships 2022 announced

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced the team to represent India at the IAU 24-Hour Asia & Oceania Championships 2022 to be held on July 2nd and 3rdat Bengaluru.

Women ultra-runners chosen to participate in the championships include Anju Saini, Aparna Choudhary, Asha Singh, Ashwini Ganapathi, Preeti Lala and Shashi Mehta. Among men, Amar Shiv Dev, Amar Singh Devanda, Badal Teotia, Binay Kumar Sah, Geeno Antony and Saurav Kumar Ranjan form the team. The Ultra and Trail Running Committee of AFI has selected the athletes for the championships.

Athletes chosen were required to a 24-hour race during the period July 1, 2021 to May 5, 2022. The qualifying distance for women runners was 175 km and for male runners, 215 km.

The event will be held at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

(The author, Latha Venkatraman, is an independent journalist based in Mumbai.)

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