It is an AIMS-certified course and is listed as a Gold Label Road Race[1] by the IAAF.

[2] The race has seen the best of the athletes competing since the course is considered one of the fastest half marathon route.

[3] The event sees about 40,000 participants[4] through the race categories of half marathon, the 7 km Great Delhi Run, a 4.3 km run for senior citizens, and a 3.5 km wheelchair race[5] The course starts in the Nehru Stadium, although this was temporarily moved to the grounds of the Secretariat Building while the stadium was under renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

[7][8][9] The current title sponsor is Vedanta who signed up in 2022 for 5 years till 2027.

[11] The half marathon[12] is the elite runner race, while the Great Delhi Run attracts the majority of participants overall.