Delhi Half Marathon
Delhi Half Marathon | |
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Date | November |
Location | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half marathon |
Established | 2005 |
Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) 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 2009 event attracted around 30k runners who competed in one of the four races:[3] The event includes the half marathon, the 7 km Great Delhi Run, a 4.3 km run for senior citizens, and a 3.5 km wheelchair race.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6][7][8]
Sponsor
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 holds the sponsor role since 2008.[9]
Prize
The half marathon[10] 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.[11] The prize for the winners of the men's and women's race was $25,000 dollars in 2009 and $27,000 in 2015.[12][13]
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
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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[14] | ![]() |
59:30 | ![]() |
1:07:04 |
8th | 2012 [15] | ![]() |
1:00:55 | ![]() |
1:11:10 |
9th | 2013 [16] | ![]() |
59:12 | ![]() |
1:08:02 |
10th | 2014 [17] | ![]() |
59:06 | ![]() |
1:10:04 |
11th | 2015 [13] | ![]() |
59:20 | ![]() |
1:08:35 |
12th | 2016[18] | ![]() |
59:44 | ![]() |
1:07:42 |
13th | 2017[19] | ![]() |
59:46 | ![]() |
1:07:12 |
Sponsors/partners
- Title sponsor: Airtel
- Channel partner: Star Sports
- Driven by: S-Cross
- Retail Partner: Jabong
- Ignited by: Puma
- Timing partner: Seiko
- Nutrition partner: Nestlé
- Hospitality partner: Le Meridein
- Medical partner: Max Healthcare
- Print partner: The Times of India
- Radio partner: Radio Mirchi
- Philanthropy partner: India Cares
- Institution partner: Harmony for Silvers Foundation
- Supported by: Government of Dehi
- Under the aegis of: Athletics Federation of India
- Certified by: AIMS
References
- ↑ "IAAF: IAAF Label Road Races Archive of Past Events". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ↑ "AIMS Race Directory". Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Keitany sub-1:07 again, Merga defends in Delhi Half Marathon". IAAF. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "30,000 people run the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". Hindustan Times. 2009-11-01. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-10-28). "Disi, Alemu the winners in New Delhi Half-Marathon". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Delhi attracts high quality field and Jackie Joyner-Kersee's assistance". IAAF. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Half Marathon All Time – Women". IAAF. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Half Marathon All Time – Men". IAAF. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Airtel looks at leveraging world's richest Delhi marathon". MSN. 2009-10-29. Missing or empty
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- ↑ "Delhi marathon hits rough weather". The Hindu. 2005-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Defending champions return, but Mergia will have Keitany to contend with - Delhi Half Marathon preview". IAAF. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ↑ "Race result 2012". Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ↑ "Race result 2013". Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ↑ "Race result 2014". Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ↑ "Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) | Race Results". adhm.procamrunning.in. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ↑ "Berhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana win 2017 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". adhm.procamrunning.in. Retrieved 2017-11-20.