OP Jaisha had a debut to remember at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon as she broke the women's national record by clocking a time of 2:37:29 yesterday.


OP Jaisha and Lalita Babar celebrate after completing the marathon yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble 

Jaisha overhauled the 19-year-old national mark of 2:39:10 set by Vally Satyabhama on December 21, 1995, in Chennai. Jaisha, a 2014 Incheon Asian Games bronze medallist in 1,500m, also qualified for the World Championships in Beijing in August along with Lalita Babar (2:38:21) and Sudha Singh (2:42:12). The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) qualifying standard for World Championships for women's marathon is 2:44:00.