Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki (28:15) and Lilian Kasait (30:56) cruised to the international elite men’s and women’s titles respectively in the 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru here on Sunday.
Mwaniki shifted gears at the 7.5 km mark to leave his countryman Hillary Chepkwony (28:33) behind. It was a similar story for Lilian, who pulled away from the nearest rival Emmaculate Achol (31:17) at the 7.1 km mark.
Mwaniki and Lilian couldn’t break the event records (men: 27:38, women: 30:35) on this new route, which was praised by most runners. However, the finish line – stationed along a cordoned-off stretch on Cubbon Road – lacked buzz.
