Delhi Half Marathon
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Datelate October or early November
LocationJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
DistanceHalf marathon
Est2005
SponsorVedanta
RecordMen: 58:536
Amedework Walelegn (2020)
Women: 1:04:46
Yalemzerf Yehualaw (2020)
HomepageDelhi Half Marathon

Delhi Half Marathon, currently branded as the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual half marathon foot-race held in New Delhi, India. Established in 2005, it is both an elite runner and mass participation event. It is an AIMS-certified course and is listed as a Gold Label Road Race[1] by the IAAF.[2] The race has seen the best of the athletes competing since the course is considered one of the fastest half marathon route.[3] The event sees about 40,000 participants[4] through the race categories of half marathon, the 7 km Great Delhi Run, a 4.3 km run for senior citizens, and a 3.5 km wheelchair race[5]

Course

The course starts in the Nehru Stadium, although this was temporarily moved to the grounds of the Secretariat Building while the stadium was under renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[6] The race is largely flat and has delivered fast winning times in its short history, with men producing a number of sub-one hour times and women recording times under 1:08:00.[7][8][9]

The current title sponsor is Vedanta who signed up in 2022 for 5 years till 2027.[10] The race was sponsored Hutchison Essar for its first two races, and the company sponsored the event as Vodafone Essar in 2007 following a takeover. Rival communications company Airtel held the sponsor role since 2008 to 2020.[11]

Prize

The half marathon[12] is the elite runner race, while the Great Delhi Run attracts the majority of participants overall. The inaugural edition in 2005 had total prize money of US$310,000.[13] The prize for the winners of the men's and women's race was $25,000 in 2009 and $27,000 in 2015.[14][15]

Past winners

Key:

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st2005Philip Rugut (Kenya)1:01:55Irina Timofeyeva (Russia)1:10:35
2nd2006Francis Kibiwott (Kenya)1:01:36Lineth Chepkurui (Kenya)1:10:40
3rd2007Dieudonné Disi (RWA)1:00:43Deriba Alemu (Ethiopia)1:10:30
4th2008Deriba Merga (Ethiopia)59:15Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia)1:08:17
5th2009Deriba Merga (Ethiopia)59:54Mary Keitany (Kenya)1:06:54
6th2010Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya)59:38Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia)1:08:35
7th2011[16]Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia)59:30Lucy Wangui (Kenya)1:07:04
8th2012[17]Edwin Kipyego (Kenya)1:00:55Wude Ayalew (Ethiopia)1:11:10
9th2013[18]Atsedu Tsegay (Ethiopia)59:12Florence Kiplagat (Kenya)1:08:02
10th2014[19]Guye Adola (Ethiopia)59:06Florence Kiplagat (Kenya)1:10:04
11th2015[15]Birhanu Legese (Ethiopia)59:20Cynthia Limo (Kenya)1:08:35
12th2016[20]Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)59:44Worknesh Degefa (Ethiopia)1:07:42
13th2017[21]Birhanu Legese (Ethiopia)59:46Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia)1:07:12
14th2018[22]Andamlak Belihu (Ethiopia)59:18Tsehay Gemechu (Ethiopia)1:06:49
15th2019[23]Andamlak Belihu (Ethiopia)59:10Tsehay Gemechu (Ethiopia)1:06:00
16th2020[24]Amedework Walelegn (Ethiopia)58:53Yalemzerf Yehualaw (Ethiopia)1:04:46
Virtual race due to COVID-19
17th2022[25]Chala Regasa (Ethiopia)1:00:30Irine Cheptai (Ethiopia)1:06:42
18th2023[25]Daniel Ebenyo (Kenya)59:27Alamz Ayana (Ethiopia)1:07:58
19th2024[26]Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda)59:46Alemaddis Eyayu (Ethiopia)1:08:17
20th2025[27]Alex Matata (Kenya)59:50Lilian Rengeruk (Kenya)1:07:20

Sponsors/partners

References

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