MUMBAI: The Sunday marathon took a sombre turn with the passing of two participants — a 40-year-old seasoned full marathoner and a 74-year-old who had previously been part of marathons. On a positive note, fewer runners — 1,820 — required medical attention compared to previous years, suggesting that participants may be better prepared, while some attributed it to a cooler morning.
Kolkata resident
Suvradeep Banerjee
(40) arrived on Friday evening, excited and fully prepared to participate in the 42 kilometre run, according to his close friend
Shantanu Ray
. The software engineer from Tollygunge had developed a passion for running since 2019 and was training virtually with a Pune coach for nearly two years. He participated in the Kolkata full marathon last year and even finished the challenging
Buddha Trail
near Darjeeling, which has an ascent of almost 1,800 metres.
Rajendra Bora’s daughter
Pooja Jain
, a Goregaon East resident, told the Azad Maidan police that her septuagenarian father has been participating in the Mumbai Marathon. Bora collapsed near the petrol pump opposite Marine Drive at 8am. The cause of death was cardiac arrest and natural, said police.
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