Hyderabad Marathon Explained

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Date:	Last sunday of August
Location:	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Distance:	Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Sponsor:	NMDC
Est:	2011
Record:	Men's: 2:24:54 (2014) Karan Singh Women's: 2:51:45 (2018) Pascalia Chepkoech

The NMDC Hyderabad Marathon, is an annual marathon competition held in Hyderabad every year. It is the second largest marathon in India after the Mumbai Marathon^[1]

History

The culture of marathon running was begun as a non-profit organization in 2007. Airtel was the title sponsor of the race for more than a decade, starting from the 2011 edition.^[2] In 2022, a Hyderabad based public sector unit NMDC became the title sponsor.^[3]

Past winners

Key:

class=unsortable	Edition	Year	class=unsortable	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	class=unsortable	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2011		2:42:58		3:13:15
2nd	2012		2:52:40		3:17:27
3rd	2013		2:31:31		3:23:56
4th	2014		2:24:54		3:23:37
5th	2015		2:32:17		3:05:53
6th	2016		2:32:14		2:59:07
7th	2017		2:31:05		3:07:59
8th	2018		2:30:16		2:51:45
9th	2019		2:26:10		2:55:26
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10th	2021		02:23:52		02:56:07

Notes and References

Web site: Hyderabad Marathon is now India’s second biggest Marathon. Deccan Chronicle. https://web.archive.org/web/20140825002653/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140825/sports-other-sports/article/runaway-hit. 25 August 2014. live. 17 September 2015.
Web site: About Us | Airtel Hyderabad Marathon . Marathonhyderabad.com . 2016-01-10.
News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . Hyderabad marathon to be held on August 27, 28 . 1 July 2022 . The Hindu . 29 June 2022 . en-IN.