Berhanu is ready for a ‘hat-trick’ while Minsewo will return to defend her title at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025
Ethiopia’s defending champions Hayle Lemi Berhanu and Aberash Minsewo are returning to retain their titles at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, scheduled for Sunday, 19th January.
Berhanu will attempt a hat trick of wins after his back-to-back victories in 2023 and 2024 in the men’s section. If successful, he will be the first runner to achieve this honour in the twenty years of history of the race.
Incidentally, Kenyan John Kelai, who won in 2007 and 2008, made such an attempt earlier but managed to get only a third-place finish in 2009.
Although Ethiopian woman Mulu Seboka secured three victories in Mumbai, she skipped the 2007 edition before claiming her third title.
The first three finishers in both men’s and women’s categories will receive USD 50000, $25000 and $15000 from the prize pot of USD 390,238.
A reward of USD 15,000 also awaits those who break the existing event records in their respective categories. Ethiopians Hayle Lemi Berhanu (2:07:32) and Anchialem Haymanot (2:24:15) have held the event records since 2023.
The 2025 field includes eleven men and six women having their personal bests faster than the existing Tata Mumbai Marathon course records.
Commenting on the stellar line-up of elite athletes, Vivek Singh, Jt. MD. Procam International said, “The return of the defending champions, Berhanu and Minsewo augurs well as we step into the landmark 20th edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon.
‘This race has been the catalyst for the success of the sport of distance running in India, and this elite line-up, is a testimony to the growing popularity of TMM worldwide. We wish all participants God speed and good luck, as they prepare to go the distance on Sunday, January 19th.’
