Delhi Half Marathon

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Template:Infobox athletics race 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]

Course

File:ADHM-finish-2016.jpg
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: Template:Legend2

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2005 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:55 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:35
2nd 2006 Template:Flagathlete 1:01:36 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:40
3rd 2007 Template:Flagathlete 1:00:43 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:30
4th 2008 Template:Flagathlete 59:15 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:17
5th 2009 Template:Flagathlete 59:54 Template:Flagathlete 1:06:54
6th 2010 Template:Flagathlete 59:38 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:35
7th 2011[16] Template:Flagathlete 59:30 Template:Flagathlete 1:07:04
8th 2012[17] Template:Flagathlete 1:00:55 Template:Flagathlete 1:11:10
9th 2013[18] Template:Flagathlete 59:12 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:02
10th 2014[19] Template:Flagathlete 59:06 Template:Flagathlete 1:10:04
11th 2015[15] Template:Flagathlete 59:20 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:35
12th 2016[20] Template:Flagathlete 59:44 Template:Flagathlete 1:07:42
13th 2017[21] Template:Flagathlete 59:46 Template:Flagathlete 1:07:12
14th 2018[22] Template:Flagathlete 59:18 Template:Flagathlete 1:06:49
15th 2019[23] Template:Flagathlete 59:10 Template:Flagathlete 1:06:00
16th 2020[24] Template:Flagathlete 58:53 Template:Flagathlete 1:04:46
Virtual race due to COVID-19
17th 2022[25] Template:Flagathlete 1:00:30 Template:Flagathlete 1:06:42
18th 2023[25] Template:Flagathlete 59:27 Template:Flagathlete 1:07:58
19th 2024[26] Template:Flagathlete 59:46 Template:Flagathlete 1:08:17
20th 2025[27] Template:Flagathlete 59:50 Template:Flagathlete 1:07:20

Sponsors/partners

References

  1. ↑ IAAF: IAAF Label Road Races Archive of Past Events. iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ↑ AIMS Race Directory. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. ↑ Hope to run in India again, says marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge. NEWS9LIVE(23 March 2022). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  5. ↑ 30,000 people run the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. Hindustan Times(2009-11-01). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  6. ↑ Disi, Alemu the winners in New Delhi Half-Marathon(2007-10-28). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  7. ↑ Delhi attracts high quality field and Jackie Joyner-Kersee's assistance(2008-11-07). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  8. ↑ Half Marathon All Time – Women(2009-10-11). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  9. ↑ Half Marathon All Time – Men(2009-10-11). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  10. ↑ Vedanta comes in as title sponsor for Delhi Half Marathon. The Economic Times(2022-09-01). Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  11. ↑ [{{{url}}} Airtel looks at leveraging world's richest Delhi marathon]. MSN(2009-10-29).
  12. ↑ ADHM 2017. Bee Bulletin(15 September 2017).
  13. ↑ Delhi marathon hits rough weather. The Hindu(2005-07-22). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  14. ↑ Defending champions return, but Mergia will have Keitany to contend with – Delhi Half Marathon preview(2009-10-30). Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Legese, Limo show at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. Business Standard(29 November 2015).
  16. ↑ In close races, Desisa and Kabuu prevail in New Delhi Half. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  17. ↑ Race result 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  18. ↑ Race result 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  19. ↑ Race result 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  20. ↑ Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) | Race Results. adhm.procamrunning.in. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  21. ↑ Berhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana win 2017 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. adhm.procamrunning.in. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  22. ↑ Results 2018. adhm.procamrunning.in. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  23. ↑ Race Results 2019 -Adhm. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  24. ↑ MEN FINISHERS. adhm.procamrunning.in. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 MEN FINISHERS. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  26. ↑ VDHM | Race Results. vedantadelhihalfmarathon.procam.in. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  27. ↑ VDHM | Race Results. vedantadelhihalfmarathon.procam.in. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

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