Authenticity, documented. Not the broadcast cut.
The Tata Mumbai Marathon and the TCS World 10K Bengaluru — two of India's largest mass-participation sporting events. I worked across on-ground production and live content capture: atmosphere, participant stories, the moments that emerge organically when tens of thousands of runners show up at dawn. International athletes came in as collaborators — Justin Gatlin, Katie Moon, Meb Keflezighi — but the work was built on a single principle. Elite presence had to complement the community, not overshadow it.
Justin Gatlin at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru. Katie Moon and Meb Keflezighi at the Tata Mumbai Marathon. Olympic medallists and world champions, brought into the runner-group conversations, the expo welcomes, the pasta dinners — not the press conference, not the podium. Elite presence as a peer of the field, not above it.
Two events. Two cities. Documented as they unfolded — runners, volunteers, families on hoardings, elite athletes side by side with the field. The story lived in the streets, not the podium.