Bengaluru Marathon
# Bengaluru Marathon

The Bengaluru Marathon is an annual marathon running event held in Bengaluru, India.

## History

### Crossover era

The inaugural marathon was held on 15 May 2005 as the "Lipton Bangalore International Marathon". Organized by Crossover Consulting, the full marathon race had about 200 participants, with about 400 runners joining the half marathon, and 15,000 taking part in the 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) Celebration Run. The marathon was won by Kennedy Chinna Ramu, a local 28-year-old man, with a time of 2:23:46, nearly five minutes faster than the runner-up.

The second marathon was scheduled for 17 September 2006. The winners were, in the full marathon men's division, H A Chinnappa, with a time of 2:35:19, in the full marathon women's division, Deepthi Ashok, with a time of 4:13:13, in the half marathon men's division, Irappa D Akki, with a time of 1:04:21, and in the half marathon women's division, K B with a time of 1:23:55.

The third edition of the marathon was held as the "BSNL Bangalore International Marathon" on 16 December 2007. Many marathoners, including the lead runners, had to run from barking dogs and take involuntary breaks due to traffic.

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) has no record of a marathon occurring in Bengaluru in 2008.

### NEB Sports era

The first marathon of the current era was held on 19 October 2014 as the "Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon". It was organized by NEB Sports and members of the running community of Bengaluru.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 24 January 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Course

The marathon is a double-loop course that begins and ends in Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The course makes extensive use of Cubbon Park as well as Mahatma Gandhi Road and Cubbon Road.

## Winners

Key: Course record (in bold)

### Crossover era

| Ed. | Year | Men's Winner | Time | Women's Winner | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2005 | Kennedy Chinna Ramu (IND) | 2:23:46 | Marashet Jimma (ETH) | 2:45:34 |
| 2 | 2006 | Appachu Chinnappa (IND) | 2:25:19 | Deepti Ashok (IND) | 4:13:13 |
| 3 | 2007 | Eston Nyaga (KEN) | 2:22:32 | none | none |

### NEB Sports era

| Ed. | Year | Men's Winner | Time | Women's Winner | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2014 | Tirath Kumar (IND) | 2:25:51 | Shamli Singh (IND) | 3:16:18 |
| 2 | 2015 | Rashpal Singh (IND) | 2:24:22 | Jyoti Gawate (IND) | 2:56:36 |
| 3 | 2016 | Bahadur Dhoni (IND) | 2:29:10 | Jyoti Gawate (IND) | 2:59:37 |
| 4 | 2017 | Sanjit Luwang (IND) | 2:24:56 | Jyoti Gawate (IND) | 3:07:54 |
| 5 | 2018 | Mikiyas Yemata (ETH) | 2:35:20 | Aneeta Chaudhary (IND) | 3:11:53 |
| 6 | 2019 | Bijay Deka (IND) | 2:35:27 | Laxmi (IND) | 3:24:10 |
| 7 | 2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic |
| 8 | 2022 | Scheduled for 9 January 2022 but cancelled due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic | Scheduled for 9 January 2022 but cancelled due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic | Scheduled for 9 January 2022 but cancelled due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic | Scheduled for 9 January 2022 but cancelled due to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic |
