Hyderabad Marathon

Hyderabad Marathon
Date	Last sunday of August
Location	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Distance	Marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K
Primary sponsor	NMDC
Established	2011
Course records	Men's: 2:23:38 (2023) Thonakal Gopi Women's: 2:39:24 (2024) Sheila Chebet
Official site	Official website

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)	2:23:52	Sonika Sonika (IND)	2:56:07
11th	2022	Pradeep Singh  (IND)	2:31:22	Monica Cheruto  (KEN)	2:50:25
12th	2023	Thonakal Gopi  (IND)	2:23:38	Tamsi Singh  (IND)	3:06:24
13th	2024	Hammington Kimaiyo  (KEN)	2:26:06	Sheila Chebet  (KEN)	2:39:24

References

• Hyderabad portal

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.