Hyderabad Marathon

The Airtel Hyderabad Marathon, abbreviated as AHM , is an annual marathon competition held in Hyderabad every year. It is the second largest marathon in India after Mumbai marathon and has the toughest marathon route.[1]

Hyderabad Marathon
DateLast sunday of August
LocationHyderabad, Telangana, India
DistanceMarathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Primary sponsorAirtel India
Established2011
Course recordsMen's: 2:24:54 (2014)
Karan Singh
Women's: 2:51:45 (2018)
Pascalia Chepkoech
Official siteHyderabad Marathon

History

The culture of marathon running was begun as a non-profit organization in 2007. Since 2011, the marathon was sponsored by Airtel.[2]

Past winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2011  Harun Ali (IND) 2:42:58  Sudha M (IND) 3:13:15
2nd 2012  Anil Thakur (IND) 2:52:40  Sudha More (IND) 3:17:27
3rd 2013  Ram Singh Yadav (IND) 2:31:31  Jyoti Singh (IND) 3:23:56
4th 2014  Karan Singh (IND) 2:24:54  Shyamili Sing (IND) 3:23:37
5th 2015  Titus Kariuki (KEN) 2:32:17  Jyoti Gawate (IND) 3:05:53
6th 2016  Meswin Balcha (ETH) 2:32:14  Jyoti Gawate (IND) 2:59:07
7th 2017  Indrajeet Yadav (IND) 2:31:05  Jyoti Gawate (IND) 3:07:59
8th 2018  Karan Singh (IND) 2:30:16  Pascalia Chepkoech (KEN) 2:51:45
9th 2019  Berhanu Heye (ETH) 2:26:10  Rosina Kiboino (KEN) 2:55:26

References
  1. "Hyderabad Marathon is now India's second biggest Marathon". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. "About Us | Airtel Hyderabad Marathon". Marathonhyderabad.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.


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