India’s 3000m steeplechase specialist Parul Chaudhary, 27, convincingly won the Tata Mumbai half marathon on Sunday, clocking 01:15:07, to emerge the fastest among elite Indian women. Uttar Pradesh’s Nandini Gupta [01:24:12] came second, while Maharashtra’s Buldhana-based Poonam Sonune [01:24:59] clinched the bronze medal.

“I'm delighted with my performance as I broke my earlier best timing [01:15:18] which I had registered here in 2020,” Chaudhary, a Western Railway athlete, told mid-day.