Delhi Half Marathon
Delhi Half Marathon | |
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![]() The logo for Delhi Half Marathon | |
Date | late October or early November |
Location | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Primary sponsor | Airtel |
Established | 2005 |
Course records | Men: 59:06![]() Women: 1:06:00 ![]() |
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]
There was a virtual race in 2021 before it resumed the next year.
Course
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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]
Sponsor
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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1st | 2005 | ![]() |
1:01:55 | ![]() |
1:10:35 |
2nd | 2006 | ![]() |
1:01:36 | ![]() |
1:10:40 |
3rd | 2007 | ![]() |
1:00:43 | ![]() |
1:10:30 |
4th | 2008 | ![]() |
59:15 | ![]() |
1:08:17 |
5th | 2009 | ![]() |
59:54 | ![]() |
1:06:54 |
6th | 2010 | ![]() |
59:38 | ![]() |
1:08:35 |
7th | 2011[16] | ![]() |
59:30 | ![]() |
1:07:04 |
8th | 2012[17] | ![]() |
1:00:55 | ![]() |
1:11:10 |
9th | 2013[18] | ![]() |
59:12 | ![]() |
1:08:02 |
10th | 2014[19] | ![]() |
59:06 | ![]() |
1:10:04 |
11th | 2015[15] | ![]() |
59:20 | ![]() |
1:08:35 |
12th | 2016[20] | ![]() |
59:44 | ![]() |
1:07:42 |
13th | 2017[21] | ![]() |
59:46 | ![]() |
1:07:12 |
14th | 2018[22] | ![]() |
59:18 | ![]() |
1:06:49 |
15th | 2019[23] | ![]() |
59:10 | ![]() |
1:06:00 |
16th | 2020[24] | ![]() |
58:53 | ![]() |
1:04:46 |
17th | 2022[25] | ![]() |
1:00:30 | ![]() |
1:06:42 |
18th | 2023[25] | ![]() |
0:59:27 | ![]() |
1:07:58 |
Sponsors/partners
[edit]- Title sponsor: Airtel
- Channel partner: Star Sports
- Driven by: Tata Nexon
- Ignited by: Puma
- Timing partner: Seiko
- Snacking partner: Cadbury Fuse
- Hospitality partner: Le Meridein
- Medical partner: Metro Hospitals
- Print partner: The Times of India
- Cooldown Companion: Bira 91
- Official Photographer: Glint
- Entrainment partner: Radio Mirchi
- Philanthropy partner: United Way, Delhi NCR
- Institution partner: Harmony for Silvers Foundation
- Supported by: Government of Delhi
- Supported by: Sports Authority of India
- Supported by: Delhi Metro
- Supported by: New Delhi Municipal Corporation
- Supported by: IPRS
- Under the aegis of: Athletics Federation of India
- Certified by: AIMS
- Inclusion Ally: Adventures beyond
- Promoted by : Procam
References
[edit]- ^ "IAAF: IAAF Label Road Races Archive of Past Events". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "AIMS Race Directory". Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Hope to run in India again, says marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge". NEWS9LIVE. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Andamlak Belihu, Tsehay Gemechu Defend Titles With Personal Best Timings". Outlook India. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (28 October 2007). "Disi, Alemu the winners in New Delhi Half-Marathon". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Delhi attracts high quality field and Jackie Joyner-Kersee's assistance". IAAF. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Half Marathon All Time – Women". IAAF. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Half Marathon All Time – Men". IAAF. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ Laghate, Gaurav (1 September 2022). "Vedanta comes in as title sponsor for Delhi Half Marathon". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Airtel looks at leveraging world's richest Delhi marathon". MSN. 29 October 2009.
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(help) - ^ "ADHM 2017". Bee Bulletin. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Delhi marathon hits rough weather". The Hindu. 22 July 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Defending champions return, but Mergia will have Keitany to contend with – Delhi Half Marathon preview". IAAF. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Legese, Limo show at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". Business Standard. 29 November 2015.
- ^ "In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half". IAAF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Race result 2012". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Race result 2013". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Race result 2014". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) | Race Results". adhm.procamrunning.in. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Berhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana win 2017 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". adhm.procamrunning.in. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Results 2018". adhm.procamrunning.in. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Race Results 2019 -Adhm". Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "MEN FINISHERS". adhm.procamrunning.in. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b "MEN FINISHERS". Retrieved 16 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 27 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine