Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025: Tesfay, Chepkemoi win men’s and women’s elite titles; Anish and Nirmaben the Indian winners

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025: Tesfay, Chepkemoi win men’s and women’s elite titles; Anish and Nirmaben the Indian winners

The Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025 saw new winners as Berhane Tesfay of Eritrea took the men’s elite title while Kenya’s Joyce Chepkemoi Tele won the women’s crown here on Sunday.

Tesfay clocked a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 44 seconds to complete the 42.195km distance and win his maiden international full marathon title as thousands of Mumbaikars turned up for the marquee event, which is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.

The African nation of Eritrea finished 1-2 as Tesfay’s compatriot Merhawi Kesete was second in 2:11:50s while Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Demeke (2:11:56s) was third.

Tele, meanwhile, won the women’s elite crown in 2:24:56s, finishing ahead of Shitaye Eshete (2:25:29s) of Bahrain and Medina Deme Armino (2:27:58s) of Ethiopia.

Among the Indians, Anish Thapa (2:17:23s) finished first among men, while Nirmaben Thakor (2:50:06s) defended her title among women.