New Delhi Marathon's ninth edition is scheduled to take place on February 25 at the JLN Stadium. The marathon has been recognised as a national event by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and a qualifying meet for the Paris Olympics.
The top five finishers among the elite runners in the men and women categories will be given prize money. Both the men's and women's marathon winners will pocket Rs 1.5 lakh, while the second-place finishers will gain Rs 1 lakh.
The third, fourth, and fifth-place finishers will win Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000, and Rs 30,000 respectively.
"The 9th Edition of New Delhi Marathon 2024 is scheduled to be held on 25th February 2024 at JLN Stadium New Delhi stands recognized by Athletics Federation of India as National Marathon," the AFI said in a circular.
"It is pertinent to mention that this Marathon will be a Paris Olympics qualifying event."
The Paris Olympics marathon race qualifying times for men and women are 2 hours 8 minutes and 10 seconds and 2 hours 26 minutes and 50 seconds respectively.
No Indian marathoner ran in the Tokyo Olympics and no one has qualified for Paris Games so far. The qualifying window closes on June 30.
Last year, Man Singh won the men's elite race in a time of 02:14:13 while Jyoti Shankar Gawate took the top prize among women with 02:53:04.
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