Overview
- - Organisers reported roughly 69,000 participants across events, reflecting expanded access for disabled runners in the marathon’s 21st edition.
- - With HEED India’s guide-runner program, visually impaired athletes trained for months and achieved personal firsts, including Kapil Sahu completing the 42.195 km race in 4:45.
- - Seventeen war-wounded soldiers joined the 5.9 km Dream Run under the motto “Converting Disability into Ability,” highlighting rehabilitation and dignity after service injuries.
- - Medical teams handled more than 2,400 mostly minor cases on race day, while hospitals reported treating dehydration, cramps and a small number of severe incidents.
- - A group of 36 wheelchair basketball players covered the 1.6 km Champions with Disability route with Project Mumbai, carrying a Mumbai Climate Week message on inclusive sustainability.