- The Asian Marathon Championships 2024 was a historic moment for Indian athletics as India's 34-year-old marathon runner Man Singh won the gold medal.
- The achievement is significant for Man Singh and Indian sports, reflecting the country's growing strength in long distance running.
- Man Singh's victory in Hong Kong was nothing less than spectacular. He completed the marathon with a personal best time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds, easily defeating runner-up Huang Yongzheng of China by a wide margin of 65 seconds.
- This performance also eclipsed his previous personal best of 2:16:58, recorded at the Mumbai Marathon in 2023.
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