Delhi Half Marathon

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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]

Datelate October or early November
LocationJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
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Delhi Half Marathon
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Datelate October or early November
LocationJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorVedanta
Established2005
Course recordsMen: 58:536
Ethiopia Amedework Walelegn (2020)
Women: 1:04:46
Ethiopia Yalemzerf Yehualaw (2020)
Official siteDelhi Half Marathon
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Course

Finish line of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2016 at Nehru Stadium

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:   Course record

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Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2005  Philip Rugut (KEN) 1:01:55  Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 1:10:35
2nd 2006  Francis Kibiwott (KEN) 1:01:36  Lineth Chepkurui  (KEN) 1:10:40
3rd 2007  Dieudonné Disi (RWA) 1:00:43  Deriba Alemu (ETH) 1:10:30
4th 2008  Deriba Merga (ETH) 59:15  Aselefech Mergia (ETH) 1:08:17
5th 2009  Deriba Merga (ETH) 59:54  Mary Keitany (KEN) 1:06:54
6th 2010  Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 59:38  Aselefech Mergia (ETH) 1:08:35
7th 2011[16]  Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 59:30  Lucy Wangui (KEN) 1:07:04
8th 2012[17]  Edwin Kipyego (KEN) 1:00:55  Wude Ayalew (ETH) 1:11:10
9th 2013[18]  Atsedu Tsegay (ETH) 59:12  Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:08:02
10th 2014[19]  Guye Adola (ETH) 59:06  Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:10:04
11th 2015[15]  Birhanu Legese (ETH) 59:20  Cynthia Limo (KEN) 1:08:35
12th 2016[20]  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 59:44  Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 1:07:42
13th 2017[21]  Birhanu Legese (ETH) 59:46  Almaz Ayana (ETH) 1:07:12
14th 2018[22]  Andamlak Belihu (ETH) 59:18  Tsehay Gemechu (ETH) 1:06:49
15th 2019[23]  Andamlak Belihu (ETH) 59:10  Tsehay Gemechu (ETH) 1:06:00
16th 2020[24]  Amedework Walelegn (ETH) 58:53  Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) 1:04:46
Virtual race due to COVID-19
17th 2022[25]  Chala Regasa (ETH) 1:00:30  Irine Cheptai (ETH) 1:06:42
18th 2023[25]  Daniel Ebenyo (KEN) 59:27  Alamz Ayana (ETH) 1:07:58
19th 2024[26]  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 59:46  Alemaddis Eyayu (ETH) 1:08:17
20th 2025[27]  Alex Matata (KEN) 59:50  Lilian Rengeruk (KEN) 1:07:20
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