Gopi, Kheta Ram clock personal best in marathon

RIO DE JANEIRO: Thanackal Gopi and Kheta Ram put up an inspired show and clock their personal best timings to finish 25th and 26th, respectively, in the men’s marathon on Sunday.Gopi registered his personal best timing of 2:15.25s, while Ram was just a second behind his compatriot, clocking 2:15:26s. However, Nitendra Singh Rawat finished a poor 84th by clocking 2:22:52s, way below his personal best. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge stormed to the gold with a time of 2:8.44s.