Delhi Half Marathon advanced to Oct 21 to avoid winter smog

The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon is scheduled to be held on October 21 this year in a bid to avoid the winter smog and pollution in the national capital.

The IAAF Gold Label Race will witness over 35,000 participants across five categories: Half Marathon (21.097km), Great Delhi Run (6km), Open 10K, Senior Citizens Run (4.3km) and Champions with Disability (2.4Km).

"We are pleased that the Promoters have taken into account the feedback from Airtel, our customers and citizens at large and brought forward the race day to October 21," said Ravindra Singh Negi, Bharti Airtel Delhi-NCR CEO.

"We hope this will help address some of the concerns relating to air pollution and the well-being of the participants and believe that all stakeholders need to continue collaborating and build on this positive initiative."
"When we introduced this distance in Delhi, we always believed that it had the potential to be one of the world's most prestigious races and importantly get Delhi running."