A total number of 31,000 runners and 1996 Atlanta Olympics 100m gold medallist Donovan Bailey will grace as “Event Ambassador” along with “Flying Sikh” Milkha Singh of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon which is scheduled to take place on December 15.
Bailey won gold medal in 100 metres dash with a world record timing of 9.84 seconds.
This year’s edition will witness 10 per cent increase in the numbers of participants in the Half Marathon which has received 11,700 entries. The senior citizen’s run will have 1200 participants while the Champions with Disability will have 200 participants.In the Great Delhi Run category, there will be 18,000 participants.
Organisers also come up with an innovative event — “ADHM Expo”. This will have training camps for the participants, getting them prepared for the race day.