Indian long-distance runner Kavita Raut has booked her spot in the Rio Olympics after winning the women’s marathon event at the 12th South Asian Games.
The 30-year-old Raut easily clinched the marathon gold in 2 hours 38 minutes and 38 seconds to become the fourth Indian women to have qualified for Rio Games women’s marathon.
The Games marathon qualification standard stands at 2:42:00. O P Jaisha, Lalita Babbar and Sudha Singh have already qualified for the event in Rio.
Nashik girl Raut is the lone athlete to have qualified for the Olympics from the 12th SAG.
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