Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Harmanjot Singh, Lili Das Lead Indian Field at Delhi Half Marathon
The Delhi Half Marathon is a big running race taking place on October 18.
It will have races for elite Indian men and women.
Harmanjot Singh, who has run the half-marathon distance very quickly, will compete for the first time.
Former Delhi winners Lili Das and Kavita Yadav will lead the women’s group.
Other well-known runners, including Kiran Matre and Ankita Dhyani, will also take part.
The best three runners in each group can win prize money.
Runners can also earn an extra award if they break the Indian event record.
Harmanjot Singh and former champion Lili Das will headline the Indian Elite field at the 21st Delhi Half Marathon on October 18.
The Indian Elite races are set to feature 22 men and 20 women.
Harmanjot, whose personal best is 1:01:46, will make his debut at the World Athletics Gold Label road race.
Kiran Matre, Kartik Karkera and Prince Kumar are among the other men entered; Kavita Yadav, Ankita Dhyani and Priti Lamba are among the women.
Top three finishers in each category will receive Rs 3.5 lakh, Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh; a further Rs 1 lakh is available for an Indian Elite event record.
- Who
- Indian elite runners including Harmanjot Singh, Lili Das, Kiran Matre and Kavita Yadav.
- What
- The 21st Delhi Half Marathon Indian Elite races will feature 22 men and 20 women.
- When
- October 18; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- The article announces the competing Indian elite field and the prize money and record bonus.
Race outlook
Race outlook
Men’s Indian Elite race
Race outlook
Harmanjot Singh enters as the fastest runner in the field, with a personal best of 1:01:46 and strong results in 2026.
Race outlook
Kiran Matre, Kartik Karkera and Prince Kumar are among the other competitors; Matre and Karkera placed second and third among Indian elite men in Delhi last year.
Women’s Indian Elite race
Race outlook
Former Delhi champions Lili Das and Kavita Yadav bring previous winning experience.
Race outlook
Ankita Dhyani and Priti Lamba add international and championship credentials, including Dhyani’s fifth-place Indian Elite finish last year.
- Edition
- 21st Delhi Half Marathon
- Race date
- October 18
- Indian Elite field
- 22 men and 20 women
- Harmanjot Singh personal best
- 1:01:46
- Top-three prizes
- Rs 3.5 lakh, Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh in each category
- Record bonus
- Rs 1 lakh for breaking the Indian Elite event record
- Men’s event record
- 60:30, set by Avinash Sable in 2020
- Women’s event record
- 70:31, set by L. Suriya in 2017