Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Asian Games bronze medallists Ram Baboo and Manju Rani won the inaugural national men's and women's marathon walk events, respectively, at the Indian Open Race Walking Competition 2026 held at Sukhna Lake on Saturday.
Competing over the new 42.195 km distance for the first time, Ram Baboo clocked 3 hours, 9 minutes, and 17 seconds to secure the men's title, while Manju Rani clinched the women's crown with a time of 3:33:24, as per Olympics.com.
The duo, who had earlier won bronze in the mixed team 35km event at the 2023 Asian Games with a combined time of 5:51:14, also set the first national records for the marathon walk distance. However, all national records remain subject to ratification by the Athletics Federati...