Srinagar is set to host the third edition of the Kashmir Marathon on Sunday, October 25, with 1,807 runners registered, including 73 foreign participants from 12 countries, Kashmir Sports Watch and Hawks Eye Xpress reported, citing the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department. IANS also reported on Saturday that Srinagar is set for the third edition of the marathon on Sunday.

Source: Kashmir Sports Watch

Director Tourism Kashmir Syed Qamar Sajjad said organisers had received 1,807 online registrations so far and expected total participation to cross 2,000, according to Kashmir Sports Watch. The registrations include 513 domestic runners, 1,221 local participants and 73 foreign runners, Hawks Eye Xpress reported.

Source: Hawks Eye Xpress

1,807runners registered for the third edition
73foreign participants from 12 countries
391runners in the 42 km full marathon
1,416runners in the 21 km half marathon

Of the registered runners, 391 will compete in the full marathon and 1,416 in the half marathon, while the gender-wise breakup is 1,614 male and 193 female participants, according to the figures reported by Hawks Eye Xpress. A three-day marathon expo at Polo View in Srinagar, inaugurated by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, featured 20 stalls, and on-the-spot registration was opened for runners who had not registered online, Kashmir Sports Watch said.

Source: Kashmir Sports Watch

The Tourism Department aims to establish the Kashmir Marathon as a regular annual event and a recognised brand for the region, and the event is listed on the calendar of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), the reports said. Officials said international participation would help showcase Kashmir as a destination for sports tourism.

Source: Hawks Eye Xpress

Separately, aspirants appearing in the Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test (JKSET), also scheduled for October 25, have urged the Chief Minister to defer the marathon by a week, saying marathon-related traffic restrictions could make it difficult for nearly 30,000 candidates to reach examination centres, Kashmir News Trust reported. There was no announcement of a postponement in the reports.

Source: Kashmir News Trust (KNT)

Sources: Kashmir Sports Watch and Hawks Eye Xpress, reporting Tourism Department figures for the Kashmir Marathon on October 25, 2026; IANS on October 24, 2026; and Kashmir News Trust on the JKSET aspirants' appeal.

Source: Kashmir Sports Watch