Delhi Half Marathon | |
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Date | late October or early November |
Location | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Primary sponsor | Vedanta |
Established | 2005 |
Course records | Men: 58:536 Amedework Walelegn (2020) Women: 1:04:46 Yalemzerf Yehualaw (2020) |
Official site | Delhi 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]