Bengaluru Marathon

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Bengaluru Marathon
The Spirit of Bengaluru (Bangalore).jpg
Running past the Vidhana Soudha in 2006
DateOctober
Location Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Wipro
Established2005(19 years ago) (2005)
(Crossover era)
2014(10 years ago) (2014)
(NEB Sports era)
Course recordsCrossover era:
Men: 2:22:32 (2007)
Flag of Kenya.svg Eston Nyaga
Women: 2:45:34 (2005)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Marashet Jimma
Official site Official website

The Wipro Bengaluru Marathon is an annual marathon running event held in Bengaluru, India.

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History

Crossover era

The inaugural marathon was held on 15 May 2005 as the "Lipton Bangalore International Marathon". [1] [2] Organized by Crossover Consulting, the full marathon race had about 200 participants, with about 400 runners joining the half marathon, and 15,000 taking part in the 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) Celebration Run. [1] [3] The marathon was won by Kennedy Chinna Ramu, a local 28-year-old man, with a time of 2:23:46, nearly five minutes faster than the runner-up. [1] [3]

The second marathon was scheduled for 17 September 2006. The winners were, in the full marathon men's division, H A Chinnappa, with a time of 2:35:19, in the full marathon women's division, Deepthi Ashok, with a time of 4:13:13, in the half marathon men's division, Irappa D Akki, with a time of 1:04:21, and in the half marathon women's division, K B with a time of 1:23:55.

The third edition of the marathon was held as the "BSNL Bangalore International Marathon" on 16 December 2007. [4] [5] Many marathoners, including the lead runners, had to run from barking dogs and take involuntary breaks due to traffic. [4] [a]

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) has no record of a marathon occurring in Bengaluru in 2008. [6]

NEB Sports era

The first marathon of the current era was held on 19 October 2014 as the "Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon". [7] It was organized by NEB Sports and members of the running community of Bengaluru. [7]

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 24 January 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [8] [9] [b]

Course

External images
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2016 [10]
Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2019 [11]

The marathon is a double-loop course [c] that begins and ends in Sree Kanteerava Stadium. [11] The course makes extensive use of Cubbon Park as well as Mahatma Gandhi Road and Cubbon Road. [11]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Crossover era

Ed.YearMen's WinnerTime [d] Women's WinnerTime [d] Rf.
12005Flag of India.svg  Kennedy Chinna Ramu  (IND)2:23:46Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Marashet Jimma  (ETH)2:45:34 [3]
22006Flag of India.svg  Appachu Chinnappa  (IND)2:25:19Flag of India.svg  Deepti Ashok  (IND)4:13:13
32007Flag of Kenya.svg  Eston Nyaga  (KEN)2:22:32none [e] [12] [14]

NEB Sports era

Ed.YearMen's WinnerTime [d] Women's WinnerTime [d] Rf.
1 2014 Flag of India.svg  Tirath Kumar  (IND)2:25:51Flag of India.svg  Shamli Singh  (IND)3:16:18
22015Flag of India.svg  Rashpal Singh  (IND)2:24:22Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Gawate  (IND)2:56:36
32016Flag of India.svg  Bahadur Dhoni  (IND)2:29:10Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Gawate  (IND)2:59:37
42017Flag of India.svg  Sanjit Luwang  (IND)2:24:56Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Gawate  (IND)3:07:54
52018Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mikiyas Yemata  (ETH)2:35:20Flag of India.svg  Aneeta Chaudhary  (IND)3:11:53
62019Flag of India.svg  Bijay Deka  (IND)2:35:27Flag of India.svg  KM Laxmi  (IND) [f] 3:24:10 [16] [17]
2020postponed due to coronavirus pandemic [9]
72021Flag of India.svg  Adithya Udupa  (IND)2:51:13Flag of India.svg  Vandana Arora  (IND)3:28:09
82022Flag of India.svg  Appachangada Belliappa  (IND)2:22:03Flag of India.svg  Divyanka Chaudhary  (IND)3:32:12
92024Flag of India.svg  Kartik Kumar  (IND)2:22:50Flag of India.svg  KM Laxmi  (IND)3:00:21

Notes

  1. Even the marathon's eventual winner was forced to stop for traffic near Ulsoor Lake. [4]
  2. It had initially been postponed to 13 December 2020. [8]
  3. Half marathoners run the loop once. [11]
  4. 1 2 3 4 h:m:s
  5. Both ARRS and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races record no female finishers for the BSNL Bangalore International Marathon of 2007, although it is unclear if any females started, or if only males were permitted to run. [12] [13]
  6. Official result of female winner only reports one name. [15]

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