Chandigarh, Feb. 22 -- Uttar Pradesh international race walker Ram Baboo and Punjab's Manju claimed gold medals in the men's and women's full marathon walk (42km), respectively, at the 13th edition of the Indian Open Race Walk Competition held here at Sukhna Lake on Saturday, as per AFI release.

Uttar Pradesh's 26-year-old race walker clocked 3:09:17.00 to win the gold medal in the gruelling full marathon walk introduced from this season by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). On his way to gold in his season's first race, the Asian Games bronze medallist in the 35km mixed walk team event, edged past his more fancied rival, Sandeep Kumar of Haryana.

Olympian and Commonwealth Games medallist, Sandeep Kumar, settled for silver with a ...