{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{notability|Sports|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox athletics race | bgcolour = | image = | caption = | date = 19 November | location = [[Prayagraj]], [[India]] | type = [[Road running|Road]] | distance = 42.195 KM | est = 1975<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Stage-set-for-Indira-Marathon-on-Nov-19/articleshow/6932473.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407182231/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-16/allahabad/28231200_1_prize-money-prime-minister-prestigious-marathon|url-status=live|archive-date=7 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Stage set for Indira Marathon on Nov 19|date=16 November 2010}}</ref> | homepage = [https://www.indiramarathon.com indiramarathon.com] |}}
The '''Indira Marathon''' is a national annual full [[marathon]] held in [[Prayagraj]], [[India]]. It commemorates the birth anniversary of India's former [[prime minister]], [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref name=times/> The race starts from [[Anand Bhawan]], the ancestral home of the [[Nehru-Gandhi family]].It was started in 1975 by Mr.Nirmal Singh Saini who was posted as Regional Sports Officer in Sports Stadium of Allahabad.The initiative of Mr.Saini was appreciated by then Sports Director Mr.K.D.Singh Babu who was Director, Sports Department, Uttar Pradesh and Mr.Bhure Lal was the District Magistrate during that period.This marathon started to spread awareness about physical fitness among the citizens of the city.The marathon was open to all citizens.The distance for the race is twenty six miles. Since 1975, this marathon is still run on 19 November every year to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marathoninmarathon.com/marathon/indira-marathon |title=Indira Marathon |website=marathoninmarathon.com |access-date=17 November 2012 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128082923/http://www.marathoninmarathon.com/marathon/indira-marathon |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[Category:Marathons in India]] [[Category:Prayagraj culture]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1975]] [[Category:1985 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
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