Sunday’s Delhi Half Marathon route to have ‘minor refinements’

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The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon organisers on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) announced there will be "minor refinements" to the route for Sunday's (October 11) race, and the Open 10K event will start from the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium instead of Sansad Marg, which has witnessed massive protests against the Election Commission in the past few days.

Procam International, the race organisers, said the decision was taken after considering the "safety and experience" of the runners.

"With race day almost here, preparations continue in close coordination with the relevant authorities. Every decision centres on the safety and experience of our runners and the wider community," the organisers said in a statement.

"As part of the final preparations, minor refinements are being made to the Half Marathon route, while the Open 10K will now start from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at 07:35 a.m., with its route revised accordingly, instead of starting from Sansad Marg."

The organisers said all associated race-day arrangements were being aligned accordingly, and detailed participant information would be communicated clearly through the official channels.

The organisers posted the timings for all five races that make up the grand event, including the 21km half marathon that will start at 5.30 a.m. "subject to change based on government approval."

On Tuesday (October 13), the organisers had told PTI that all arrangements for the race were being made, but they were awaiting final clearance from the authorities in view of the protest calls in the national capital.

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