India, Dec. 22 -- Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei underlined his mastery of the distance to win the 10th Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata men's race while India's Gulveer Singh and Seema rewrote the course records in their respective elite categories on Sunday. Ethiopia's Degitu Azimeraw produced a clinical performance to dethrone defending champion Sutume Asefa Kebede to win the international elite women's race. Two-time Olympic champion Cheptegei stamped his authority early, dictating the pace from the flag-off and never relinquishing control.

11:49 to win his maiden title, finishing ahead of Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Siumbu (1:11:56) and Lesotho's Tebello Ramakongoana (1:11:59) in a tightly contested podium finish. "Winning mattered more than t...