Arjun Pradhan and Jyoti Gawate run to glory in Kochi marathon

Jyoti Gawate (right) and  Ashvini Madan Jadhav made it a very close affair in the women’s section. (Source: Stan Rayan)

He took to athletics and distance running at 20 after watching his Army colleagues go through their training in Ooty a couple of decades ago. Arjun Pradhan is now trying to make up for the lost years.

The 41-year-old Armyman who hails from Dehradun comfortably won the Federal Bank Kochi Marathon here on Monday, clocking 2:32.50s. Second-placed Vipul Kumar was more than three minutes behind him.