India, Jan. 16 -- Victor Kiplangat took a moment to gather his memories from the 2023 World Athletics Championships. He smiled as he remembered navigating through the 42-kilometre long course in Budapest and how at 23 he became the world champion in the marathon event.

The course in Hungary was a challenging one because of the incline along the route. It does not necessarily help runners as they try to shave off seconds from time while also preserving energy.

The Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday will be similarly testing because of the steep stretch in the Kemp's Corner-Pedder Road area.

"I'm not scared of the incline," he said, in Mumbai on Friday, as he recalled winning the title in Budapest despite the hurdle.

The 26-year-old is argu...