Ram Gopal Kothari

Ram Gopal Kothari
Kothari at North Pole Marathon
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationAthlete
Sport
SportEndurance running

Ram Gopal Kothari is an Indian endurance athlete from Kolkata, West Bengal.

Endurance sports

Kothari completed his first half-marathon at the Tata Mumbai Marathon in 2018 and subsequently participated in other half-marathons, including the Kolkata Marathon.

In 2025, Kothari completed the 42.195-kilometre North Pole Marathon at the Geographic North Pole in a time of 8:00:05. He was reported as the first Indian to complete a full marathon at the Geographic North Pole. He completed the 42.195-kilometre Volcano Marathon race at Easter Island in 5 hours, 5 minutes and 8 seconds, finishing seventh overall and becoming the first Indian to complete a marathon on Easter Island as well.

By 2022, Kothari had travelled to all seven continents, including Antarctica. Before competing in the 2026 Volcano Marathon on Easter Island, Kothari trained for the course's terrain by undertaking practice runs of up to 30 kilometres and running on the ramps of Salt Lake Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ "Ram Gopal Kothari becomes first Indian to complete marathon at Geographic North Pole". The Economic Times. 21 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ram Gopal Kothari becomes first Indian to complete Volcano Marathon on Easter Island". ANI. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
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  5. ↑ "From North Pole to Easter Island: Entrepreneur's wanderlust fuels marathon firsts for India". Press Trust of India. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Dutta, Raajwrita. "How Does a Man Go From Nearly Ending It All to Becoming the 1st Indian to Run at the North Pole?". The Better India. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Meet Ram Gopal Kothari, Kolkata entrepreneur who is first Indian to complete Volcano Marathon on Easter Island". The Telegraph. 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Nigam, Abhishek. "राम गोपाल कोठारी ने हासिल की बड़ी उपलब्धि, वोल्‍केनो मैराथन पूरी करने वाले बने पहले भारतीय - ram gopal kothari becomes first indian to complete volcano marathon". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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  10. ↑ Bhattacharya, Eshna (5 July 2026). "Kolkata Runner becomes first Indian to complete easter island Volcano Marathon". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 August 2026.