India, Feb. 23 -- Kartik Karkera dominated the Capital's streets to win the 11th New Delhi Marathon and, along with two others, breached the qualifying standard for this year's Asian Games on Sunday. Completing the 42.2 kilometres in a remarkable time of two hours and thirteen minutes (02:13:10), Mumbai's Karkera comfortably surpassed the qualifying mark for the Asian Games in Japan later this year.

A doctor by profession, the 28-year-old had to stave off a concerted bid by Gopi Thonakal (02:13:12) and Man Singh (02:13:15) to eventually take the top position on the podium. The fierce competition between the trio saw them cross the finish line within a few breaths of each other, well under the 2:15:04 required for men to compete in the As...