Geremew, Jepchirchir win TCS World 10K

Taking control of the race in the eighth kilometre, Geremew held on to win in 28:36 to become the first athlete to secure back-to-back titles in Bengaluru. 

Amongst the Indian Male elite runners, the race was a very apparent ‘sprinters race’ with no clear leader till beyond the 8 km mark where it looked like the defending champion Suresh Patel would retain his crown, till Lakshmanan G sprinted forward in the last one km stretch within the Kanteerava Stadium. Lakshmanan who clocked a 30:34 was all praise for the new course only hoping for an earlier start time to avoid the harsh morning sun. 

Swati Gadhave led the race from start to finish, ending her 10 km sprint, at 34:45 more than a minute ahead of second place Sanjeevani Yadav who clocked 36:13 and both runners finished amongst the top ten overall women finishers.