2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Live Updates, SCMM 2017 live updates online

The international elite men winners are felicitated on the podium for their tremendous achievement in the #SCMM full marathon! pic.twitter.com/1bPzqqAprd
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Bornes Kitur wins the 2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Elite Women race

Kheta Ram is the first Indian male elite athlete to cross the finish line in the #SCMM Marathon! 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/XLZMixaOae
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Our top 3 International Elite (men) finishers of #SCMM 2017. pic.twitter.com/WwXpan4pPx
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania takes FIRST PLACE in the #SCMM Full Marathon! Congratulations!🥇🏆😎 pic.twitter.com/QJ3Bw4H55u
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Kheta Ram is the number one Indian and he finishes his race

Alphonce Simbu is the champion in the Men's Elite category, followed by Joshua Kipkorir

The last few minutes of the race remaining

The Elite Men winner will either be Joshua Kipkorir of Kenya or Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania. It is a two-horse race now

Quite incredibly, Joshua Kipkorir is leading the race now.

Michael Mutai has come back in the lead now

Ezekie Chepkorom is leading the Elite Men race at half time with 1:04:59

Bornes Kitur from Kenya is leading the pack in Elite Women category!!

Age is just a number.#SCMM @runscmm #JoyOfRunning pic.twitter.com/7bvap3SzkH
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) January 15, 2017

Jyoti Gwate is leading the way as far Indian women are concerned.

Ezekiel, Michael & Jacob neck-to-neck at the Worli Sea Link stretch as well. #SCMM pic.twitter.com/EUQrh6HF5w
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Michael Mutai of #KEN still closely leads at the Hajji Ali stretch. Race might start to open up at the Worli sea face. #SCMM pic.twitter.com/Q0dTw9Q6MP
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Michael Mutai from Kenya is currently in the lead.

Ezekiel Chepkorom from Uganda has taken the lead, although it is still quite early.

Champions With Disability are here and geared up! Come on, cheer for these wonderful souls. #SCMM pic.twitter.com/mfNfXsRl4z
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Michael Mutai of #KEN currently leads the pack. #SCMM pic.twitter.com/FEwtYzoiEI
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

HERE WE GO! Our #SCMM elites are off to a speedy start. pic.twitter.com/fdPT2Eo5vC
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

The Elite International winner will take home a prize money of $42,000 while the best Indian runner will take home INR 5,00,000

The International Elite marathon is up and running here in Mumbai

We are ready to go in Mumbai here!!!!

In the Elite Women category, Dinknesh Mekash and Soud-Ait Salem will start as favourites while Amandeep Kaur is favourite among Indian women.

Levy Matebo from Kenya is the top contender in the Elite Men category and he will be given tough competition by Sebiko Dibaba.

Kheta Ram, one of India's best marathon runners, is going to be running in this marathon.

Monica Athare being congratulated by @thejohnabraham and also being interviewed. #SCMM pic.twitter.com/JG77rciBQ4
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

Bollywood actor John Abraham has been a supporter of this marathon since its inception and he is here this morning as well.

We have a super line-up of top class international athletes for this marathon and runners for this marathon.

.@TheJohnAbraham is here to cheer and congratulate our super runners! #SCMM pic.twitter.com/JfaN9M8c7H
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

The Elite Marathon is going to start in about 15 minutes.

Paula Radcliffe, one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, is in the country to promote the marathon and talk about it as well.

The 2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon is not just about running but it is about great triumph, amazing stories, defeating odds and many people, who put everything behind to just run.

The spirit in mumbai this morning is electrifying..with the runners n the people standing on the side lines and cheering them on #SCMM2017
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) January 15, 2017

We are around 10 minutes from the starting of the main marathon and it promises to be a beautiful morning.

G. Lakshmanan is the WINNER of the #SCMM Half Marathon Elite category (men). Way to go ! pic.twitter.com/cLn6nU7cKe
— SC Mumbai Marathon (@runscmm) January 15, 2017

The half marathon just got over and G Lakshmanan has won in the Men's Elite Category .

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Love leaping OutOfBed at 4am @runscmm Mumbai Marathon - means u can snap ever-smiling @paulajradcliffe at start line. pic.twitter.com/s25deOVNEz
— Tim Hutchings (@TimHutchings1) January 15, 2017

People from all over the world have gathered in Mumbai for this event and things are already upbeat in the city best known for Bollywood, cricket and Ganesh Chaturthi.

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the 2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon and it is indeed a fresh morning in the capital of Maharashtra, where just under half a lakh people are going to run in Asia's largest running event by capacity.

2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Live Updates, SCMM 2017 live updates online

Live coverage of the 2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, one of Asia's most popular races.