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Mumbai marathon medallist rewards mom who raised her doing odd-jobs
Updated On: 18 January, 2016 03:26 PM IST | | Rohan Koli
<p>Central Railway ticket collector, Manisha Salunkhe hopes to provide basic comfort to her mother, who struggled to raise her and her brother, with her Rs 75,000 cash prize at the Mumbai half marathon</p>
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Even though Manisha Salunkhe missed the first place by a couple of minutes in women's half marathon, she wasn't dejected.
Manisha Salunkhe. Pic/Atul Kamble
There were enough reasons for Salunkhe to be content with her second-place finish behind Monika Raut (1:17:20). Salunkhe, a Central Railway ticket collector in Pune, clocked her personal best of 1:19:17 and it was also her first podium finish at the Mumbai Marathon yesterday.
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