Ethiopian elite men's runner Derara Hurisa had a dream debut in Mumbai on Sunday. He set a new Tata Mumbai Marathon record of 2:08:09, breaking Kenyan Gideon Kipketer's mark of 2:08:35 set in 2016. Hurisa (22) was richer by USD 60,000 (approximately R42.6 lakh: USD 45,000 for winning the marathon and a course record bonus of USD 15,000). He was 11 seconds faster than fellow Ethiopians Ayele Abshero (2:08:20) and Birhanu Teshome (2:08:26).

"I lost my original Adidas shoes on the flight earlier in the week, so I borrowed Nike Vaporfly shoes from my friend Abraham Girma. I only tried them yesterday. I felt good at the 30-km mark and my motive was to finish the race. I kept telling Ayele to take charge, but he held back and that's when I changed my mind and went for the record," an elated Hurisa said after winning the marathon. When asked, what will he do with the prize money, he replied: "I was only thinking about running well and trying to win the race. But now I will obviously start planning on what I am going to actually do with it."