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Hyderabad Marathon
DateLast sunday of August
Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Distance Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Primary sponsor NMDC
Established2011
Course recordsMen's: 2:24:54 (2014)
India Karan Singh
Women's: 2:51:45 (2018)
Kenya Pascalia Chepkoech
Official site nmdchyderabadmarathon.com

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:   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
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
10th 2021   Stephen Kibet ( KEN) 02:23:52  Sonika Sonika ( IND) 02:56:07

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.
  3. ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (29 June 2022). "Hyderabad marathon to be held on August 27, 28". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 July 2022.