Sunita Godara

Who is Sunita Godara?

Sunita Godara is a former Indian marathon runner. She is the 1992 Asian Marathon Champion. She became the national marathon champion first time in 1984 by winning Delhi Marathon She won medals in the Penang and Kedah marathons. Sunita Godara holds the record of running the maximum marathons run by an Indian. She received Arjuna award for her achievements.

Sunita Godara holds the record of running the maximum marathons run by an Indian. She has runs in 71 full marathons, starting with the Rath Marathon in 1984. She finished first 25 times, second 12 times and third 14 times. In addition to that, she won 23 half marathons and has runs 200 international races in all continents. In 1990 she clocked 2 hours 49.21 minutes to become the first Indian to win a world class race. She won medals in the Penang and Kedah marathons. She also carried the Olympic Torch at the 1996 Centennial Olympics at Atlanta.