Nitendra Singh Rawat finishes 12th in men's marathon at Commonwealth Games 2022

India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 12th in the men's marathon event at the Commonwealth Games 2022
Nitendra Singh Rawat finishes 12th in men's marathon at Commonwealth Games 2022

BIRMINGHAM: India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 12th in the men's marathon event at the Commonwealth Games 2022, here on Saturday. The 35-year old marathon runner clocked 2:19:22, which was 8:27 behind gold medal winner Victor Kiplangat of Uganda (2:10:55).

Rawat's personal best is 2:16:05 at the Delhi Marathon earlier this year where the Indian long-distance runner won. Shivnath Singh owns the national record in the men's marathon with a timing of 2:12:00, set in 1978 in Jalandhar. It's India's longest-standing national record in athletics.

Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania, a world championships medallist, and Michael Githae of Kenya won silver and bronze, respectively, at Birmingham 2022. IANS

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