Delhi Half Marathon 2020: Records Tumble as Elite Runners Brave Pollution and Coronavirus

More than 60 professional runners participated in the race, while several hundred enthusiasts ran in other cities on routes of their choice, using a mobile app to post race timings (Photo Credit: Reuters)

Although air quality was poor, the runners got a bit of a reprieve, as pollution levels in the capital were dramatically better than those of recent weeks (Photo Credit: Reuters)

Delhi Half Marathon was scaled back as the national capital experiences a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic (Photo Credit: Reuters)

New Delhi’s AQI was at 252 on a scale of 500, “poor” levels, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, but skies were relatively clear and the readings were significantly below the “severe” levels (Photo Credit: Reuters)

India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, who is the brand ambassador of the event, flagged off the ADHM with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju (Photo Credit: Twitter/@KirenRijiju)

Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn dethroned compatriot Andamlak Belihu in a nail-biting finish to win the Delhi Half Marathon men's race in a course record time of 58.53 minutes. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@KirenRijiju)

India's Avinash Sable, who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 3000m steeplechase, emerged winner among Indian elite runners, clocking 1:00.30. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@KirenRijiju)