Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon
Date: 07 February 2010
Venue : New Delhi
Mawana Sugars Indian Open Marathon is one of the most popular
marathon events in India and has earned itself the laurels of being
one of the best technically organised event. It is on the national
calendar of Athletic Federation of India. The event has produced
leading women athletes like Asha Aggarwal, Sunita Godara, Suman
Mehta Rawat, and Rigzen Angmo. Some of them went on to be awarded
the coveted Arjuna Awards. The winners of the event have been
sponsored for London and Boston Marathons The marathon started in
1982 under the name 'Rath India Open Marathon' to coincide with the
9th Asian Games. The event was rechristened in 2006 as 'Mawana
Sugars Indian Open Marathon'.