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Delhi Half Marathon

Annual half marathon

Delhi Half Marathon

Annual half marathon

FieldValue
bgcolourdarkred
imageVedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2024 logo.svg
captionThe logo for Delhi Half Marathon
datelate October or early November
locationJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
typeRoad
distanceHalf marathon
est2005
sponsorVedanta
recordMen: 58:536
ETH Amedework Walelegn (2020)
Women: 1:04:46
ETH Yalemzerf Yehualaw (2020)
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ETH Amedework Walelegn (2020) Women: 1:04:46 ETH Yalemzerf Yehualaw (2020) 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 by the IAAF. The race has seen the best of the athletes competing since the course is considered one of the fastest half marathon route. The event sees about 40,000 participants 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

Course

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. 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.

Prize

The half marathon 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. The prize for the winners of the men's and women's race was $25,000 in 2009 and $27,000 in 2015.

Past winners

Key:

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)Virtual race due to COVID-19
1st2005Philip Rugut1:01:55Irina Timofeyeva1:10:35
2nd2006Francis Kibiwott1:01:36Lineth Chepkurui1:10:40
3rd2007Dieudonné Disi1:00:43Deriba Alemu1:10:30
4th2008Deriba Merga59:15Aselefech Mergia1:08:17
5th2009Deriba Merga59:54Mary Keitany1:06:54
6th2010Geoffrey Mutai59:38Aselefech Mergia1:08:35
7th2011Lelisa Desisa59:30Lucy Wangui1:07:04
8th2012Edwin Kipyego1:00:55Wude Ayalew1:11:10
9th2013Atsedu Tsegay59:12Florence Kiplagat1:08:02
10th2014Guye Adola59:06Florence Kiplagat1:10:04
11thurl=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/legese-limo-show-at-airtel-delhi-half-marathon-115112900095_1.htmltitle=Legese, Limo show at Airtel Delhi Half Marathondate=29 November 2015newspaper=Business Standard}}Birhanu Legese59:20Cynthia Limo1:08:35
12th2016Eliud Kipchoge59:44Worknesh Degefa1:07:42
13th2017Birhanu Legese59:46Almaz Ayana1:07:12
14th2018Andamlak Belihu59:18Tsehay Gemechu1:06:49
15th2019Andamlak Belihu59:10Tsehay Gemechu1:06:00
16th2020Amedework Walelegn58:53Yalemzerf Yehualaw1:04:46
17thtitle=MEN FINISHERSurl=https://vedantadelhihalfmarathon.procam.in/results/race-resultsaccess-date=2023-10-16}}Chala Regasa1:00:30Irine Cheptai1:06:42
18th2023Daniel Ebenyo59:27Alamz Ayana1:07:58
19th2024Joshua Cheptegei59:46Alemaddis Eyayu1:08:17
20th2025Alex Matata59:50Lilian Rengeruk1:07:20

Sponsors/partners

  • Title sponsor: Vedanta
  • Channel partner: Star Sports
  • Driven by: Tata Nexon
  • Ignited by: Puma
  • Energy Drink partner: Fast&Up
  • 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

References

  1. "IAAF: IAAF Label Road Races Archive of Past Events".
  2. "AIMS Race Directory". [[Association of International Marathons and Distance Races]].
  3. (23 March 2022). "Hope to run in India again, says marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge". NEWS9LIVE.
  4. (14 February 2022). "Delhi Half Marathon 2019: Andamlak Belihu, Tsehay Gemechu Defend Titles With Personal Best Timings".
  5. (2009-11-01). "30,000 people run the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". [[Hindustan Times]].
  6. Krishnan, Ram. Murali. (2007-10-28). "Disi, Alemu the winners in New Delhi Half-Marathon". [[IAAF]].
  7. (2008-11-07). "Delhi attracts high quality field and Jackie Joyner-Kersee's assistance". [[IAAF]].
  8. (2009-10-11). "Half Marathon All Time – Women". [[IAAF]].
  9. (2009-10-11). "Half Marathon All Time – Men". [[IAAF]].
  10. Laghate, Gaurav. (2022-09-01). "Vedanta comes in as title sponsor for Delhi Half Marathon". The Economic Times.
  11. (2009-10-29). "Airtel looks at leveraging world's richest Delhi marathon". [[MSN]].
  12. (15 September 2017). "ADHM 2017".
  13. (2005-07-22). "Delhi marathon hits rough weather". [[The Hindu]].
  14. (2009-10-30). "Defending champions return, but Mergia will have Keitany to contend with – Delhi Half Marathon preview". [[IAAF]].
  15. "In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half". [[IAAF]].
  16. "Race result 2012".
  17. "Race result 2013".
  18. "Race result 2014".
  19. (29 November 2015). "Legese, Limo show at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". Business Standard.
  20. "Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) {{!}} Race Results".
  21. "Berhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana win 2017 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon".
  22. "Results 2018".
  23. "Race Results 2019 -Adhm".
  24. "MEN FINISHERS".
  25. "MEN FINISHERS".
  26. "VDHM {{!}} Race Results".
  27. "VDHM {{!}} Race Results".
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