T. Gopi created history by becoming the first Indian man to clinch the gold medal in the Asian Marathon Championships here on Sunday. The 29-year-old Kerala long-distance runner completed the distance in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds, finishing ahead of Uzbekistan's Petrov Andrey (2:15:51 hours). The bronze medal went to T.Byambajav of Mangolia, who clocked 2:16:14 hours.

T. Gopi. Pic/Satej Shinde