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Wipro Bengaluru Marathon

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Bengaluru
IN

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Race date Expected Sep: September 2027
City · Distance: Bengaluru · 42.195km · 21.1km
Entry fee: ₹2,750From the 2026 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 27, 2026 · Entry Mar 2, 2026 ~ Jul 14, 2026 · Entry fee ₹1,500 · Start 03:50

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D-day as of Nov 15, 2026

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Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The Wipro Bengaluru Marathon is held annually in Bengaluru, India, with IT company Wipro as title sponsor.

Organiser NEB Sports has staged the event in its current form since 2014, and it is an AIMS member-certified race.

The programme includes the full marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K.

It is held on a Sunday between late September and early October each year.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 3

manojRan in 2025 · Finish time 3:41

“Once inside Cubbon park, I sat on a park bench and massaged my thighs, getting some curious questions from the onlookers.”

The runner ran the first half faster than their target, but cramps began around 28 km. In the second half, they walked and stopped to sit and loosen their legs, but made it to the finish.

Read the original on Visorview

MadhuRan in 2024 · Finish time 3:14:48

“The official finish time for this effort was 3:14:48.”

A Bengaluru full marathon participant documented staying near the venue, managing their pace with a fellow runner, and using the hills and aid stations during the race.

Read the original on Geeks on Feet

gorumamaRan in 2024 · Finish time 4:23:50

“Bengaluru Marathon has done exceptionally well in terms of Hydration stations.”

The dark, winding park sections and humid weather made it tough. After the half marathon point, the runner alternated walking and running, and finished with help from the aid station and roadside cheers.

Read the original on The Running Yogi

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Namma Ooru, Namma Run | Wipro Bengaluru Marathon 2025 Highlights
NEB Sports
View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

online

Submit via the online registration link; No manual/offline registration

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 03:50

Time limit6 hours

Full marathon 6 hours, half marathon 3.5 hours, 10K 1.5 hours, 5K 1 hour

Event	Start	Time limit
Marathon42.195km	03:50	6h
Half21.0975km	06:00	3.5h
10K10km	07:30	1.5h
5K5km	08:15	1h

START

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Start · Google Maps

FINISH

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Cutoff
2026 Wipro Bengaluru Marathon time limits: full marathon 6 hours overall, first loop must be completed within 3 hours.

Original course map · bengalurumarathon.in

The event offers four distances: full marathon and half marathons, 10K and 5K.

Full marathon starts at Sree Kanteerava Stadium and finishes there after two laps of the course.

Course passes through much of Cubbon Park and also uses Mahatma Gandhi Road and Cubbon Road.

Because you run the same section twice, maintaining the pace and aid plan from the first lap through the second half is important.

The cut-off for full marathon time limit is 6 hours, and you must complete the first loop within 3 hours.

The cut-off for half marathon is 3 hours 30 minutes, for the 10K it is 1 hour 30 minutes, and for the 5K it is 1 hour.

If you exceed time limit, you cannot receive course support or an official finisher’s certificate.

The event began in 2005 as the “LIPTON Bangalore International Marathon”, and the first race under the current operating format was held in 2014.

The 2026 event is the 13th edition, with prize money offered for the full marathon, half marathon and 10K.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

Finisher medal 2026

Timing chip 2026

Bag drop 2026

Finisher certificate 2026

This may change for the next edition.

Hotels1.6km from the start · ★9.4

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Bib pickup

There's no bib Expo or bib distribution on race day, so you must pick it up in advance.
The location and schedule for the 2026 edition of the Expo have not yet been released on the official website (the venue is Sree Kanteerava Stadium).

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startAmbedkar Station (Vidhana Soudha) on Namma Metro Purple/Green interchange, ~0.7km/~14 min walk to Sree…
Transit cardGet an NCMC (National Common Mobility Card) at any Namma Metro station — it now works across both the metro and BMTC buses, so one card covers most of your transit needs. Where to buy
Getting to the finishsame venue — Sree Kanteerava Stadium (loop course)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 · Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station (Vidhana Soudha) on Namma Metro Purple/Green interchange, ~0.7km/~14 min walk to Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Chickpet station is an alternative (~15 min walk)

Route runs through Cubbon Road, Kamaraj Road, Queens Road, Raj Bhavan Road — expect closures on race morning.

Map

Getting to the finish

same venue — Sree Kanteerava Stadium (loop course)

Map

Start shuttle

Namma Metro reaches the venue directly via Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar Station — simplest option to avoid early road closures/traffic.

Transit card

NCMC (National Common Mobility Card)

Ticket counters at all Namma Metro stations, and RBL Bank branches across Bengaluru. Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above

The card itself costs about Rs 50 and is topped up at stations, online, or via banking apps; you typically need to register your details and share your registered number with the counter operator. Since June 2026 the same card also works on BMTC buses.

No verified source confirms foreign contactless bank cards work at Namma Metro gates.

Where to buy

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026 Source · checked Aug 17, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

You must collect bib at the expo, which opens from two days before race day, rather than on race day itself.

There is no on-site registration, and collection in person is the rule.

If someone else must collect it on your behalf, you need the participant’s consent letter.

At collection, prepare a copy of the confirmation email or text message showing bib and a photocopy of one of the participant’s Aadhaar card,

PAN card or passport.

As both the start and finish are at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, check the route to the stadium first when choosing accommodation.

Decide your clothing and supplies according to the local forecast for 27 September,

and if you are full marathon, plan your early pace around the 3-hour first-loop cut-off.

Attach bib clearly to your chest.

Using or exchanging another person’s bib results in disqualification.

Times are local to Bengaluru. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Taj West End

Hotel · 932m · 14-minute walk

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Wipro Bengaluru Marathon

About Wipro Bengaluru Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run