Ethiopians Tadu Abate and Yeshi Chekole in Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026, check details of all runners

Ethiopian runners Tadu Abate Deme and Yeshi Kalayu Chekole won the menrsquos and womenrsquos elite races respectively at the 21st edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 on SundayThe event is a World Athletics Gold Label Road RaceThe top three finishers in both elite races received prize money of USD 50000 for first place USD 25000 for second and USD 15000 for thirdIn the womenrsquos elite race Yeshi Chekole claimed her first major marathon victory with a time of 22513The 28yearold ran a controlled race staying with the leading group before breaking away in the final kilometres to finish alone Her winning time was the fifthfastest among womenrsquos winners in the history of the Mumbai MarathonldquoI am very happy to be the champion todayrdquo Yeshi said after the raceldquoI came here hoping to break the course record but the weather was challenging Still I felt strong throughout the racerdquoEthiopian runners completed the podiumKidsan Alema finished behind Yeshi after briefly leading in the latter stages while other Ethiopian runners completed the podiumIn the menrsquos elite race Tadu Abate edged past Kenyarsquos Leonard Kiprotich Langat in a closely fought contest Abate pulled away in the final kilometre to win in 20955 while Langat finished second 15 seconds behind Eritrearsquos Merhawi Kesete secured third place with a time of 21022ldquoIt was a very competitive and tactical racerdquo Langat said praising the course and organisation Abate described the hills as tough but said he focused on conserving energy in the second half of the raceWith these victories Ethiopia swept both the menrsquos and womenrsquos titles at the Mumbai Marathon for the seventh timeSanjivani Jadhav emerged as the top Indian womanAmong Indian runners Sanjivani Jadhav emerged as the top Indian woman on her marathon debut She finished tenth overall with a time of 24902 Nirmaben Thakor finished second among Indian women while Sonam completed the podium in third placeIn the Indian menrsquos category Kartik Karkera finished as the top Indian runner with a personal best time of 21955 Defending champion Anish Thapa finished second followed by Pradeep Chaudhary in thirdThe top three finishers in the Indian elite menrsquos and womenrsquos categories received prize money of Rs 5 lakh Rs 4 lakh and Rs 3 lakh respectivelyFollowing are the Provisional resultsMarathon Elite MaleRankNameCountryTime1TADU ABATE DEMEEthiopia0209552LEONARD LANGATKenya0210103MERHAWI KESETE WELDEMARYAMEritrea0210224GADA GEMSISA GUDETAEthiopia0210495VICTOR KIPLANGATUganda0211026BENJAMIN KIGENKenya0215287KIDANEMARIAM DESSIE ASFIEEthiopia0215368KELKILE GEZEHEGN WOLDAREGAYEthiopia0216489ASSEFA MARU HAILEEthiopia02181010KARTIK KARKERAIndia021955Marathon Elite Male Indian1KARTIK KARKERA0219552ANISH THAPA0220083PRADEEP CHAUDHARY0220494KRESSTARJUNE PATHAW0222395IOHBORLANG NONGSPUNG0224196SRINU BUGATHA0224247MOHIT KUMAR SHARMA0224408VIKRAM BANGRIYA0225199ANANT GAONKAR02271810NIKHIL SINGH022833Imagica RuninCostumeIndividual1st MANAS KUMAR Neeraj Chopra2nd SURESH RAJANI Operation Sindoor3rd RITIK INGLE Milkha SinghGroup1st UDAYAN CARE ParaOlympic Sports2nd LOVE AND CARE Social Change3rd WAR WOUNDED FOUNDATION Converting Disability into AbilityMarathon Elite Women RANKNAMECOUNTRYTIME1YESHI KALAYU CHEKOLEEthiopia0225132KIDSAN ALEMA GEBREMEDHINEthiopia0227353GOJJAM TSEGAYE ENYEWEthiopia0228274BIRKE DEBELE BEYENEEthiopia0230225MEDINA DEME ARMINOEthiopia0233026ZEMENAY AYANA DEMILEWEthiopia0234027TIGEST WORKU ANAGAWEthiopia0236158AYANTU IDOSSA ESHETEEthiopia0236339ASMARE BEYENE ASSEFAEthiopia023642Marathon Elite Women IndianRANKNAMETIME1SANJIVANI JADHAV0249022NIRMABEN THAKOR0249133SONAM 0249244SHYAMALI SINGH0303065BHAGWATI DANGI0303166JYOTI GAWATE0306297DIVYA S0307038BHARTI 0311149DISKET DOLMA03184610SANJIVANI JADHAV024902Half Marathon MenRANKNAMETIME1GAURAV MATHUR0107182RMESH GAVALI0111323TANMAY PAWAR011227Half Marathon WomenRANKNAMETIME1REENU0118022PRIYANKA C0119133EKTA012319Police Cup Trophy Winners MaleRANKTEAM NAMENAMES OF MEMBERSTIME1PC MEN 14DINKAR MAHALE PUNDLIK GAVALI ABHIJIT PATIL350062PC MEN 13MAHESH KAKAD UMESH UIKE BHIVA ZITE354353PC MEN 12SURAJ DALVI SAGAR KASHID AKASH HAJARE43227Police Cup Trophy Winners FemaleRANKTEAM NAMENAMES OF MEMBERSTIME1PC WOMEN 14AISHWARYA KHALADKAR KOMAL KHANDEKAR VARUNDAWANI AVHAO438142PC WOMEN 13ARCHANA SHEP GOURI RAUT PRAJAKTA TENGALE455073PC WOMEN 05PRIYA BHOR AISHWARYA PETHE SMITA BHOITE61102