SportThere were around 2,000 runners in the full marathon and over 7,000 runners in the half-marathon. 26-year-old Ethiopian athlete Mikiyas Yemata outlasted compatriot Teref Shewangzaw in a close battle to win the 5th Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon on Sunday. During the women's marathon, India's Aneeta Chaudhary comfortably finished first. When you win, it increases our confidence and we wish to do more.”There were around 2,000 runners in the full marathon and over 7,000 runners in the half-marathon. The second run of the morning was the Half Marathon, which was flagged off at 6.45 am with over 7,000 runners taking part.

Source: Ethiopian News October 22, 2018 03:45 UTC