Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Star Athletes Headline 21st Delhi Half Marathon Field
The Delhi Half Marathon will take place on October 18.
Many elite runners from different countries will compete.
Birhanu Legese from Ethiopia is the main men’s star.
He has won the Delhi race twice and can run 21 kilometers in 58 minutes and 59 seconds.
Irine Cheptai from Kenya is the leading women’s runner.
She won the race in 2022 and hopes to win again.
The race has money prizes for the top runners and a bonus for breaking the course record.
Thirty-six international athletes are expected to compete.
Two-time champion Birhanu Legese will headline the men’s field on October 18.
Legese’s 58:59 personal best is the fastest among the announced men, including seven sub-60-minute runners.
Irine Cheptai, the 2022 champion, will lead the women’s field with a 64:53 personal best.
The World Athletics Gold Label race will feature 36 international athletes, 18 men and 18 women.
The event offers a USD 275,732 purse, USD 27,000 winners’ prizes and a USD 12,000 record bonus.
- Who
- Two-time champion Birhanu Legese, Irine Cheptai and 34 other international elite athletes, including runners from Ethiopia, Kenya and Israel.
- What
- The 21st Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, will feature elite men’s and women’s competitions.
- When
- October 18; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- Athletes will compete for the titles, prize money, Indian-finisher incentives and a bonus for improving the event record.
- Event
- 21st Delhi Half Marathon
- Date
- October 18
- International field
- 36 athletes: 18 men and 18 women
- Total prize purse
- USD 275,732
- Winner’s prize
- USD 27,000 in each category
- Event-record bonus
- USD 12,000
- Race classification
- World Athletics Gold Label Road Race
