Defending champion Srinu Bugatha will lead a strong Indian field in the annual Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) to be held here on November 29.
Bugatha, the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 champion, will spearhead the men’s field alongside Abhishek Pal, Avinash Sable and Pradeep Singh.
Pal and Sable were involved in a thrilling race at ADHM 2018, running neck-and-neck until the final five kilometers when the former broke away and finished as the fastest Indian in that edition.
The national record holder in 3000m steeplechase, Sable became the first Indian to qualify for the Olympics since 1952 in his discipline last year.
In women’s category, the winner of the Half Marathon race at the Tata Mumbai Marathon earlier this year, Parul Chaudhary will lead the Indian elite team along with Sanjivani Jadhav, Monika Athare and Chinta Yadav.
Chaudhary broke the course record of Tata Mumbai Marathon earlier this year with a timing of 1:15:37s. She had finished second in the last two editions of ADHM.