Gyan Babu and Senait Kefelegn win the Freshworks Chennai Men’s and Women’s Full Marathon 2025 powered by Chennai Runners
Gyan
Babu
from
Kunda
Pratapgarh,
Uttar
Pradesh
won
the
Men’s
full
marathon
and Senait
Kefelegn
from
Ethiopia won
the
women’s
full
marathon
at
the
13th edition
of
the
Freshworks
Chennai
Marathon
powered
by
Chennai
Runners,
event
here
today. The
2025
Marathon
saw
over
25,000
enthusiastic
runners
participating
across
categories.
This
sea
of
runners
was
cheered
on
by
an
enthusiastic
crowd
that
had
gathered
at
various
points
along
the
route
of
the
marathon
early
this
morning
from
3.30
am
onwards.
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Winners
at
the
Freshworks
Chennai
Marathon
powered
by
Chennai
Runners,
2025,
with
Dr.
Malini
V
Shankar,
Vice
Chancellor,
Indian
Maritime
University,
and
Mr.
V
P
Senthil
Kumar
The
Men’s
full
marathon
was
a
close
affair
with
just
11
minutes
being
the
difference
in
timing
among
the
first
5
finishers.
It
was
a
tough
race
and
Gyan
Bau
had
to
dig
in
deep
to
keep
off
challenge
from
the
previous
edition
winner,
Abhishek
Soni,
to
clinch
the
top
spot
and
come
in
first.
Abhishek
came
in
the
second
spot
a
couple
of
minutes
later.
Vinoth
Kumar
who
finished
third
last
year,
just
missed
out,
coming
in
at
fourth
position.
The
Women’s
full
marathon
also
saw
some
spirited
running
battles
with
Senait
securing
top
spot.
Last
year’s
third
place
finisher,
Bijoya
Barman
held
on,
finishing
in
the
same
spot
in
this
marathon.
Gyan
Babu,
winner
of
the
Men’s
Full
marathon
said,
“I
love
running
marathons.
This
is
the
2nd
marathon
I
am
running.
I
am
very
happy
to
come
to
Chennai
and
I
will
come
back
next
year.
I
trained
hard
for
this
marathon
by
practicing
a
lot
in
Ooty.
My
dream
is
to
represent
India
in
marathons
at
the
Asian
Games
I
am
very
happy
with
the
Chennai
marathon.
The
city
is
very
nice,
and
the
facilities
are
good,
and
we
had
a
very
good
guide
every
step
of
the
way.
The
volunteers
were
very
nice
and
helped
me.
There
were
enough
of
water
points
and
the
weather
was
also
very
nice.
I
was
motivated
to
run
well
and
winning
here
is
a
dream
for
me.”
Senait
Kefelegn,
winner
of
the
Women’s
Full
marathon
said,
“I
participated
in
the
22nd
December
midnight
run
in
Bengaluru
and
came
here
directly
to
run.
This
is
my
first
time
in
India.
I
am
very
happy
with
India
and
especially
Chennai.
I
faced
no
problems
and
running
was
fun
here.
The
facilities
and
the
support
that
the
organizers
have
provided
is
truly
outstanding
and
for
sure
I
will
return
next
year.”
The
full
marathon
and
twenty
miler
both
started
from
Napier
bridge
today
morning
at
4
am
and
was
flagged
off
by Mr.
Harishankar,
co-founder
Chennai
Runners.
Ms.
Vaishali
Rameshbabu,
Chess
Grandmaster
flagged
off
the
10
km
run.
Freshworks
Chennai
Marathon
2025,
powered
by
Chennai
Runners,
the
largest
running
event
in
Tamil
Nadu
and
the
second-largest
marathon
in
India,
comprised
of
four
events
for
men
and
women
including,
a
Full
Marathon
(42.195
Km)
–
the
flagship
race
of
the
event,
the
Perfect
20
Miler
(32.186
Km),
the
Half
Marathon
(21.097
Km)
and
the
10
Km
Run.
There
were
additional
categories
for
the
veterans.
A
total
of Rs.
20,00,000/-
(Twenty
Lakhs
Only) was
distributed
as
prize
money
this
year
to
the
winners
in
various
categories.
The
13th edition
of
the
marathon
comprised
professionals,
passionate
runners,
teams
from
various
corporates
across
Chennai,
several
important
dignitaries
from
the
corporate
world
and
citizens
participating
for
the
first
time
ever.
This
year
the
Freshworks
Chennai
Marathon
saw
participation
of
over
20%
women
runners.
The
marathon
also
had
wheelchair
runners.
This
marathon
was
recognized
by Abbott
World
Marathon
Majors,
one
of
the
largest
and
most
renowned
marathons
in
the
world,
as
a
qualifier
event.
The
Marathon
was
certified
by
AIMS
(The
Association
of
International
Marathons
and
Distance
Races),
a
worldwide
association
of
the
organizers
of
long-distance
road
running
races.
This
year,
the
Freshworks
Chennai
Marathon
2025
continued
the
tradition
of
supporting
vital
causes
that
make
a
real
impact
in
our
society.
For
the
2025
edition
the
Marathon’s
charity
initiatives
focused
on
five
critical
areas
including:
Health,
Sports,
Education,
Environment
and
Arts.
For
this
marathon,
Chennai
Runners
identified
and
partnered
with Bhumi, an
organization
that
works
to
provide quality
education
to
underprivileged
children, Environmentalist
Foundation
of
India
(E.F.I), focuses
on
scientific
revival
of
freshwater
bodies
and
setting
up
of
afforestation
sites
across
India, Hope
Ladder
Sports
Foundation,
dedicated
to
developing
athletes
from
economically
disadvantaged
backgrounds, NalandaWay
Foundation,
an
organization empowering
disadvantaged
children
and
adolescents
through
art
and
play
and The Tamil
Nadu
Type
1
Diabetes
Foundation for
the
above
mentioned
charity
initiatives.
Freshworks
Chennai
Marathon
2025 powered
by
Chennai
Runners
was
sponsored
by
Freshworks
as
Principal
Sponsor, Sundaram
Finance
Group as
Silver
Partner, Chennai
Metro
Rail
Corporation will
be
the
Metro
Partner,
and Unived –
the
Marathon
Fueling
partner.
Results
Winners
Full
Marathon
–
Men’s
1.
Gyan
Babu
–
02:25:38
2.
Abhishek
Soni
–
02:27:41
3.
Mikiyas
Yemantra
–
02:36:08
Full
Marathon
–
Ladies
1.
Senait
Kefelegn- 03:09:03
2.
Seema- 03:17:18
3.
Bijoya
Barman
– 03:32:36
Half
Marathon
–
Men
1.
Sharukh
Khan
–
01:10:35
2.
Jaga
Bolt
–
01:13:13
3.
Shambel
Mamo
–
01:13:18
Half
Marathon
–
Ladies
1.
Eyerusalem
Tase
–
01:19:53
2.
Komal
Jagadale
–
01:20:24
3.
Kaviya
Kavi
–
01:30:47
32Km
(20
miler)
–
Men’s
1.
Prathamesh
Paramkar
–
01:50:52
2.
Nanjundappa
M
–
01:51:02
3.
Sachin
Poojary
–
01:51:22
32Km
(20
miler)
–
Ladies
1.
Kiruthika
S
–
02:31:47
2.
Nishu
Priya
–
02:54:18
3.
Geetanjali
Gubbewad
–
02:55:11
10Kms
–
Male
1.
Bijanta
Khariya
–
00:33:59
2.
Mohan
Kumar
V
–
00:34:20
3.
Siva
Sanjay
–
00:35:04
10Kms
–
Ladies
1.
Priyanka
C
Chandrashekar
–
00:39:27
2.
Pragati
Thakur
–
00:45:37
3.
Jayashree
Pitinai
–
00:53:48
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not-for-profit
society
founded
in
2006,
with
the
goal
of
bringing
healthy
running
to
the
masses. The
club
has
grown
steadily
over
the
years
–
currently
with
18
chapters
spread
across
the
length
and
breadth
of
the
city. Chennai Runners
organize
training
runs
and
other
fitness
routines
on
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and
spearhead
various
initiatives
particularly
aimed
at
beginners.
Since
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focused
attention
on
bringing
international
quality
running
events
to
the
city,
provided
the
impetus
for
the
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of
several
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and
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in
making Chennai the marathon capital
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