Delhi Half Marathon Explained

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Date:late October or early November
Location:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Type:Road
Distance:Half marathon
Est:2005
Sponsor:Airtel
Record:Men: 59:06
Guye Adola (2014)
Women: 1:06:00
Tsehay Gemechu (2019)

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

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

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]

Past winners

Key:

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st20051:01:551:10:35
2nd20061:01:361:10:40
3rd20071:00:431:10:30
4th200859:151:08:17
5th200959:541:06:54
6th201059:381:08:35
7th2011[15] 59:301:07:04
8th 2012[16] 1:00:551:11:10
9th 2013[17] 59:121:08:02
10th 2014[18] 59:061:10:04
11th 2015[19] 59:201:08:35
12th2016[20] 59:441:07:42
13th2017[21] 59:461:07:12
14th2018[22] 59:181:06:49
15th2019[23] 59:101:06:00
16th2020[24] 58:531:04:46
17th2022[25] 1:00:301:06:42
18th20230:59:271:07:58

Sponsors/partners

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAAF: IAAF Label Road Races Archive of Past Events. iaaf.org. 2016-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116102619/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-label-road-races/calendar/2016. 16 November 2016. live.
  2. Web site: AIMS Race Directory. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20100804143712/http://www.aims-association.org/Directory.htm#IND. 4 August 2010. live.
  3. News: Hope to run in India again, says marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge . 1 July 2022 . NEWS9LIVE . 23 March 2022 . en.
  4. Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Andamlak Belihu, Tsehay Gemechu Defend Titles With Personal Best Timings . Outlook India . 1 July 2022 . en . 14 February 2022.
  5. News: 30,000 people run the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. Hindustan Times. 2009-11-01. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123215003/http://www.hindustantimes.com/30-000-people-run-the-Airtel-Delhi-Half-Marathon/H1-Article1-471548.aspx. 2010-11-23.
  6. News: Krishnan, Ram. Murali. 2007-10-28. Disi, Alemu the winners in New Delhi Half-Marathon. IAAF. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101113032343/http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=42179.html. 13 November 2010. live.
  7. News: Delhi attracts high quality field and Jackie Joyner-Kersee's assistance. IAAF. 2008-11-07. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20081210190758/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR08/news/newsid=48218.html. 10 December 2008. live.
  8. News: Half Marathon All Time – Women. IAAF. 2009-10-11. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023101449/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=0/sex=W/all=y/legal=A/disc=HMAR/detail.html. 23 October 2012. live.
  9. News: Half Marathon All Time – Men. IAAF. 2009-10-11. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027041508/http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=HMAR/detail.html. 27 October 2010. live.
  10. News: Laghate . Gaurav . 2022-09-01 . Vedanta comes in as title sponsor for Delhi Half Marathon . The Economic Times . 2023-10-05 . 0013-0389.
  11. Web site: Airtel looks at leveraging world's richest Delhi marathon. 2009-10-29. MSN.
  12. Web site: ADHM 2017. Bee Bulletin. 15 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915114109/https://beebulletin.com/all-about-adhm-2017/. 15 September 2017. live.
  13. News: Delhi marathon hits rough weather. The Hindu. 2005-07-22. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20080604183056/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/22/stories/2005072214002000.htm. 4 June 2008.
  14. News: Defending champions return, but Mergia will have Keitany to contend with – Delhi Half Marathon preview. IAAF. 2009-10-30. 2009-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20091101224923/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=54797.html. 1 November 2009. live.
  15. News: In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half. IAAF. 2011-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20111129162602/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=63005.html. 29 November 2011. live.
  16. News: Race result 2012. 2012-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004233931/http://procamrunning.in/adhm/content.php?code=OFFICIAL_RACE_RESULTS#MyAnchor. 4 October 2012.
  17. News: Race result 2013. 2013-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004233931/http://procamrunning.in/adhm/content.php?code=OFFICIAL_RACE_RESULTS#MyAnchor. 4 October 2012.
  18. News: Race result 2014. 2013-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004233931/http://procamrunning.in/adhm/content.php?code=OFFICIAL_RACE_RESULTS#MyAnchor. 4 October 2012.
  19. News: Legese, Limo show at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. 29 November 2015. Business Standard.
  20. Web site: Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) Race Results. adhm.procamrunning.in. 2017-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118031248/http://adhm.procamrunning.in/race-results. 18 January 2017.
  21. Web site: Berhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana win 2017 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. adhm.procamrunning.in. 2017-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042703/https://adhm.procamrunning.in/media-pr/press-release/berhanu-legese-and-almaz-ayana-win-2017-airtel-delhi-half-marathon. 1 December 2017. live.
  22. Web site: Results 2018. adhm.procamrunning.in. 2018-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025190232/https://adhm.procamrunning.in/race-results/2018. 25 October 2018. live.
  23. Web site: Race Results 2019 -Adhm. 2020-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022132926/https://airteldelhihalfmarathon.procam.in/race-results/2019. 22 October 2019. live.
  24. Web site: MEN FINISHERS. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129163752/https://airteldelhihalfmarathon.procam.in/race-results/2020. 29 November 2020. 2020-11-29. adhm.procamrunning.in.
  25. Web site: MEN FINISHERS. 2023-10-16.

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