Srinu Bugatha clocked 2:17:29 to beat Gopi Thonakal (02:18:37) to the gold medal in Indian elite men’s category of the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Sher Singh Tanwar (02:19:37) stood third.  

Bugatha, who hails from Andhra Pradesh and has a personal best of 2:14:59 which he registered in the 2021 Delhi Marathon, is now keen to do well in Europe to secure a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics which demands a qualification time of two hours, eight minutes.