New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Dr Kartik Karkera emerged as the winner of the Cognizant Delhi Marathon on Sunday morning clocking a timing of 2 hours 13 minutes and 10 seconds, in doing so he has also qualified for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.
In a close contest, the Nasik resident narrowly piped Armymen Gopi Thonakal (2 hours 13 minutes and 12 seconds) and Man Singh (2 hours 13 minutes and 15 seconds) by a few seconds.
Gopi Thonakal and Man Singh also qualified for the Asian games.
Speaking to UNI Dr Karkera said that besides Asiad qualification he was also targeting breaking the national record. "My target was to finish in the top two. I was also aiming for national record timing. I was on course to do so till 35 kilometers but after that...