An elite athlete field of 40 of the world's top 100 long distance runners for the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.
The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon will take place on January 21, 2007.
The amount was handed over to Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna at a function by event partner Give India.
Defending champion John Kelai of Kenya and twice winner Mulu Seboka won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Mumbai Marathon, while Ramsingh Yadav emerged the fastest Indian runner.
The Kenyan elite runners said they faced a lot of problems in their preparation for the run due to the ongoing crisis in their country.
Cooler temperature and less humidity could see marathoners clock sub 2:15, says organiser of the Mumbai Marathon 2005.
Kenyan pacesetter Gideon Kipketer won the men's race in an all-East African clean sweep of the podium by setting a new course record in the 13th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.
The Kenyans will be the favourites among men, while the Russians are expected dominate the womens race.
Kenya's long-distance runner John Ekiru Kelai said the weather would play an important role in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.
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Around 30,000 runners are expected to participate in the third edition of the Standard Chartered event.
'I might die a little earlier than others, but I have time to finish off unfinished businesses.'
'Sometimes, we forget that the most important thing is to smile.'
A record 39,510 runners have registered for the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on January 19, 2014.
Actress Katrina Kaif wanted to participate in her first-ever Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, on Sunday, but things don't go as planned.
The 26-year-old Abshero, a former world junior cross country champion, would be looking to make a big impact on his first trip to India with a personal best time of two hours, four minutes and 23 seconds, the best among those who have entered the race.
Insurance companies are going all out to grab eyeballs.
Elana Meyer looks back on the disappointment of missing out on competing internationally because of the sporting boycott of South Africa in conversation with Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi.
Tanzania's Alphonce Simbu won the men's elite full marathon event while Kenya's Bornes Kitur bagged the women's title at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon in Mumbai, on Sunday.
Former Formula One World champion Damon Hill says the decision to scrap the Indian Grand Prix after just three years of its launch was a "shame", especially as the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida has a "great track".
Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Mumbai Marathon crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds on Sunday.
'I would not be running had it not been for the army.' 'I learned to value my time only after I was posted in Kashmir.' 'I was posted there for three months. In those three months I learned everything about life.'
'They need to see Bolt compete and struggle and come back from losses,' says Edwin Moses, athletics legend.
'After 8 to 10 hours of running, when my body starts paining, I keep thinking about the pain and sacrifice of my mother and it makes my will stronger.'
Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon. Breeze Sharma did so, as the fastest Indian ever.
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