<p class="title">Two new champions — Parul Chaudhary and Abhishek Pal — were crowned champions in the Indian men's and women's field respectively at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was an easy win for Parul who hardly strayed away from the lead role in the pack, though Sanjivani — the 2019 champion who was looking to defend her title — kept pace with her until the pack entered the Kanteerava stadium for the final stretch.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The route was a little hilly," said Parul of the course where she has featured for the second time. "But it was good because we practice for this. I'm happy with the test I did for speed."</p>.<p class="bodytext">A final burst from Parul allowed her to finish at the top and set a personal best in 10K road running at 34:38. Sanjivani finished six seconds behind at 34:44.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The surprise of the day was Komal Jagadale who also managed to break away from the pack in the last 350 metres and finish in 35:28. For Komal, a steeplechaser, it was an incredible debut 10K race where she finished ahead of her seniors, something which she herself was amazed at.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't think I would get on the podium. I didn't care much about chasing the international athletes because I was busy competing against the Indian field itself."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The men's field saw Abhishek Pal taking the top spot at 30:05, while both Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh finished at 30:06. For both Kartik and Gulveer, it was their first time racing a 10K on road and both runners — who train together at a camp in Ooty — were pleased with their performance.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a little tough in some places (with the puddles on the road from the rain). There may have been a mistake in the middle, but I didn't want to overtake the seniors too much," said Kartik jokingly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking about his preparations for the race Gulveer said, "We all train together. So the strategy was to follow the two in front." While Gulveer, a 10K road race novice, has yet to qualify for the Asian Games, both Abhishek and Kartik have secured qualification in the 5k event.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm happy that I won here this time. It's my third time here at TCS World 10K -- I was placed fourth in 2017 but couldn't finish in 2019 because of a knee injury."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Results: Women 10K (Indian): 1. Parul Chaudhary 34:38; 2. Sanjivani Jadhav 34:44; 3. Komal Jagadale 35:28.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Men 10K (Indian): 1. Abhishek Pal 30:05; 2. Kartik Kumar 30:06; 3. Gulveer Singh 30:06.</p>
<p class="title">Two new champions — Parul Chaudhary and Abhishek Pal — were crowned champions in the Indian men's and women's field respectively at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was an easy win for Parul who hardly strayed away from the lead role in the pack, though Sanjivani — the 2019 champion who was looking to defend her title — kept pace with her until the pack entered the Kanteerava stadium for the final stretch.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The route was a little hilly," said Parul of the course where she has featured for the second time. "But it was good because we practice for this. I'm happy with the test I did for speed."</p>.<p class="bodytext">A final burst from Parul allowed her to finish at the top and set a personal best in 10K road running at 34:38. Sanjivani finished six seconds behind at 34:44.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The surprise of the day was Komal Jagadale who also managed to break away from the pack in the last 350 metres and finish in 35:28. For Komal, a steeplechaser, it was an incredible debut 10K race where she finished ahead of her seniors, something which she herself was amazed at.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I didn't think I would get on the podium. I didn't care much about chasing the international athletes because I was busy competing against the Indian field itself."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The men's field saw Abhishek Pal taking the top spot at 30:05, while both Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh finished at 30:06. For both Kartik and Gulveer, it was their first time racing a 10K on road and both runners — who train together at a camp in Ooty — were pleased with their performance.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a little tough in some places (with the puddles on the road from the rain). There may have been a mistake in the middle, but I didn't want to overtake the seniors too much," said Kartik jokingly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking about his preparations for the race Gulveer said, "We all train together. So the strategy was to follow the two in front." While Gulveer, a 10K road race novice, has yet to qualify for the Asian Games, both Abhishek and Kartik have secured qualification in the 5k event.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm happy that I won here this time. It's my third time here at TCS World 10K -- I was placed fourth in 2017 but couldn't finish in 2019 because of a knee injury."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Results: Women 10K (Indian): 1. Parul Chaudhary 34:38; 2. Sanjivani Jadhav 34:44; 3. Komal Jagadale 35:28.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Men 10K (Indian): 1. Abhishek Pal 30:05; 2. Kartik Kumar 30:06; 3. Gulveer Singh 30:06.</p>