Eritrea’s Merhawi Kesete, last season’s runner-up, will headline the Elite International men’s field at the Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) which will be held on January 18. He will be up against a strong field which includes Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Demeke, who finished third in TMM 2025. The women’s Elite International field will be led by Medina Deme Armino from Ethiopia, who finished third at last year’s TMM.