India, March 2 -- The City Beautiful on Sunday hosted the inaugural edition of the Chandigarh International Marathon, drawing nearly 3,500 participants from across India and eight countries. Organised by the UT sports department, the event began from Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, and featured four categories - 42 km (full marathon), 21 km (half marathon), 10 km and 5 km. A total of 38 international runners participated across the four events. Ethiopia dominated the premier full marathon event. Meskerem Tesfaye Fikadu won the women's title with a timing of 2:31:14, while Olbana Negasa Yadate secured the men's crown in 2:17:41. In the half marathon, Tsehay Desalegn of Ethiopia clinched the women's race in 1:14:38 and Harmanjot Singh of India finished first in the men's category in 1:02:04. Soniya of India topped the women's section in the 10 km event, clocking 34:35. Sahil Kapoor won the men's race....