Hyderabad Marathon

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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)
Flag of India.svg Karan Singh
Women's: 2:51:45 (2018)
Flag of Kenya.svg 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]

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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

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st2011Flag of India.svg  Harun Ali  (IND)2:42:58Flag of India.svg  Sudha M  (IND)3:13:15
2nd2012Flag of India.svg  Anil Thakur  (IND)2:52:40Flag of India.svg  Sudha More  (IND)3:17:27
3rd2013Flag of India.svg  Ram Singh Yadav  (IND)2:31:31Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Singh  (IND)3:23:56
4th2014Flag of India.svg  Karan Singh  (IND)2:24:54Flag of India.svg  Shyamili Sing  (IND)3:23:37
5th2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Titus Kariuki  (KEN)2:32:17Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Gawate  (IND)3:05:53
6th2016Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meswin Balcha  (ETH)2:32:14Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Gawate  (IND)2:59:07
7th2017Flag of India.svg  Indrajeet Yadav  (IND)2:31:05Flag of India.svg  Jyoti Gawate  (IND)3:07:59
8th2018Flag of India.svg  Karan Singh  (IND)2:30:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Pascalia Chepkoech  (KEN)2:51:45
9th2019Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Berhanu Heye  (ETH)2:26:10Flag of Kenya.svg  Rosina Kiboino  (KEN)2:55:26
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
10th2021Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Kibet  (KEN)02:23:52Flag of India.svg Sonika Sonika (IND)02:56:07

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