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Elite Indian women runners Nirma-Shyamali shine against all odds
Updated On: 22 January, 2024 06:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
“It was a difficult decision to leave home and my parents and move to Nashik, but had I not shifted base, I would’ve never won the Mumbai Marathon today and no one would’ve known me,” Thakor told mid-day on Sunday
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Elite Indian women’s winner Nirma Thakor; (right) Shyamali Singh with her husband Santosh. Pic/Subodh Mayure
The Tata Mumbai Marathon is all about athletes, who raise the bar and overcome all odds. On Sunday, two such competitors, Gujarat’s Nirma Thakor, 26, and West Bengal’s Shyamali Singh, 31, excelled despite challenges ranging from the shifting of her training base to a severe health condition to achieve success in the Indian elite women’s category of the full marathon.
Thakor, who shifted base from Gujarat to Nashik three years ago to train under coach Vijender Singh, clinched the gold, clocking 2:47:11 among elite Indian women, while Shyamali, who had tumours in her breast and brain surgically removed, secured third place (3:04:35). Pune’s Reshma Kevate took silver, clocking 3:03:34.
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