Gopi Thonakal 1st Indian man to win Asian Marathon C'ship

Gopi Thonakal became the first Indian man to win the Asian Marathon Championship after he achieved the feat in the 16th edition of the event on Sunday. Gopi clocked 2 hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds to clinch the gold medal. Andrey Petrov of Uzbekistan bagged the silver medal while Byambalev Tseveenravdan of Mongolia won the bronze.