Qualification Criteria
Minimum Qualification Times: To qualify as an Indian Elite for the event, athletes must achieve the qualifying timings listed below. The athletes should have obtained times faster than the qualifying times in any official race between 26th November 2025 and 25th November 2026. These timings must be from an event recognized by Indian Athletics, must be an AIMS certified road race or affiliated with World Athletics.
| Race Category | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon (42.196 Km) | 02:27:30 | 03:10:00 |
| 25 km | 01:24:41 | 01:49:05 |
| Half Marathon (21.095 Km) | 01:10:44 | 01:31:07 |
