India, Sept. 15 -- Nikhil Singh and Stanzin Dolkar took the men's and women's open titles in the 42K Marathon at the 13th Ladakh Marathon on Sunday, while Tsetan Namgyal and Gargi Sharma won the men's and women's Half Marathon, respectively. Nikhil completed the 42 km race in 2:44:36, with Stanzin finishing in 3:32:58, while Tsetan clocked 1:14:13 and Gargi 1:42:04 in the 21 km race. The two races, along with an 11.2K run, formed the centrepiece of the final day of the event, with a total prize pool of Rs.1 crore on offer across the competition.

Nikhil led a strong men's field, finishing ahead of Vipul Kumar in 2:50:37 and Hans Raj in 2:53:03, while Stanzin Dolkar finished ahead of Sarswati Rai in 3:33:41 and Disket Dolma--who, days earl...