News Desk, News Nation 360 : At the highly anticipated 2023 Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, which is scheduled for Sunday, December 17, an impressive Indian Elite field, led by Olympian and former Asian Marathon Champion Gopi Thonakal, Silver Medallist Kartik Kumar, and in-form Tamsi Singh, will take on an intriguing international field in what looks to be an exciting action-packed race. The man to watch out for in the Indian Elite Men's race is long-distance runner Kartik, who won silver in the men's 10,000m race at the 2022 Asian Games. After Gulab Chand in 1998, the 24-year-old became the first Indian to win a medal in the 10,000m event at the Asian Games. The man to watch out for in the Indian Elite Men's race is long-distance runner Kartik, who won silver in the men's 10,000m race at the 2022 Asian Games. After Gulab Chand in 1998, the 24-year-old became the first Indian to win a medal in the 10,000m event at the Asian Games.
In addition to Kartik and Gopi T, bronze medallist Gulveer Singh from the Asian Games is primed for success. With a time of 28:17.21, the 25-year-old won bronze in the men's 10,000-meter race at the Asian Games in 2022. After placing fourth in the 5000-meter race at the Games, he just missed out on another medal. In Gujarat 2022, he also won the 10,000-meter national games title with a time of 28:54.29. In the 10,000m race at the 2023 National Games in Bambolim, last month, he placed third. Some of the top athletes in India will be competing in the eighth running of the US $100,000 prize money race, #AamarKolkataAamarRun. For each race, the first three finishers will receive equal prize money (INR 2,75,000, INR 2,00,000, and INR 1,50,000/-) for the Indian Elite men's and women's winners. An Event Record Bonus of INR 1,00,000/-each will be given to the Indian Elite men's and women's runners as an additional incentive.
Apart from them, the Indian Elite Women's Field will be led by the in-form Tamsi Singh. With a time of 00:34:12, Tamsi Singh won the Indian women's category at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2023, making her the clear favourite for the Indian women's honours. She will be hoping to cap off a great year on a high note. With a time of 1:18:01, she also placed fifth in the Indian women's elite field at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon in 2023. Ekta Rawat, who placed eighth in the Indian women's elite field at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon in 2023 with a time of 1:21:30, will be taking on Tamsi. Given her experience with the course, Nirma Thakur, another gifted runner, who placed fourth among Indian women's elite runners at the TSK 25K last year in a time of 1:39:48, will be someone to keep an eye on. She's supposed to put Tamsi and Ekta through a rigorous test.
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