Delhi Half Marathon

Delhi Half Marathon
The logo for Delhi Half Marathon
Datelate October or early November
LocationJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorAirtel
Established2005
Course recordsMen: 59:06
Ethiopia Guye Adola (2014)
Women: 1:06:00
Ethiopia Tsehay Gemechu (2019)
Official siteDelhi 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]

There was a virtual race in 2021 before it resumed the next year.

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  2. ^ "AIMS Race Directory". Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Hope to run in India again, says marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge". NEWS9LIVE. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Andamlak Belihu, Tsehay Gemechu Defend Titles With Personal Best Timings". Outlook India. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ "30,000 people run the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". Hindustan Times. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.