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TCS World 10K Bengaluru | 22 days 19 hours 5 minutes 13 seconds | 26th APRIL, 2026
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Prize Money Rules


  1. Race results announced on race day will be ‘provisional’. Final results and entitlement to prize money shall be subject to the rules mentioned herein and the Race Regulations. 
  2. Only the elite athletes confirmed in the World 10K race category will be entitled to be considered for prize money given in the prize money structure above, if falling within the prize money winning positions.
  3. Finish positions of the World 10K race category will be based on gun time alone.
  4. Any runner, Indian or international, finishing among the top overall World 10K positions shall be eligible for prize money as specified in Chart A. The top 10 Indian World 10K finishers who do not feature among the top overall finishers shall be eligible for prize money as specified in Chart B. Where an Indian runner finishes among the top overall World 10K positions, he/she shall receive prize money as per Chart A or Chart B, whichever is higher. If an Indian runner receives the higher prize money under Chart B, the overall finishing positions under Chart A shall remain unchanged.
  5. Elite athletes, men and women, crossing the start line later than 20 seconds from the respective start times, will not be entitled to rankings or prize money.
  6. The finish cut-of timings for elite men are 32 minutes and for elite women are 39 minutes. 
  7. World 10K Event Record Bonus & Jackpot: 
    1. Bonus for World 10K winner [Chart C(i)] – The event record bonus will be for the overall World 10K winner finishing sub 27:38s (Male, 27:37s or faster) / sub 30:35s (Female, 30:34s or faster).
    2. Bonus for World 10K Indian winner [Chart C(ii)] – The event record bonus will be for the Indian World 10K winner finishing sub 29:12s (Male, 29:11s or faster) / sub 33:38s (Female, 33:37s or faster).
    3. Jackpot for top Indian World 10K finishers [Chart D] – Top Indian World 10K finishers, including the Indian World 10K winner, finishing sub 29:12s (Male, 29:11s or faster) / sub 33:38s (Female, 33:37s or faster), shall stand to win the Jackpot divided equally amongst them. 
    4. The above event course record bonuses and jackpot are eligible only for the confirmed elite World 10K runners.
  8. In addition to the criteria mentioned herein, final entitlement to rankings and prize money positions shall be subject to –
    1. Bib tag timing captured across all timing points on the course, including at the start and finish mats, 
    2. Physical verification by technical officials and anti-cheat cameras, and 
    3. Dope test results.
  9. Elite athlete winners refusing to undergo dope testing will be disqualified from this Event and shall not be allowed to participate in the subsequent edition of the Event. His/her finish position at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2026 and consequent prize money entitlement shall stand disqualified and forfeited.
  10. Athletes found to have interchanged their bib tag and/or their running number bib with others, will be disqualified from the competition. Such athletes shall not be entitled to any timing or prize money (where applicable). 
  11. Prize winners declared may be required, at the sole discretion of the Event Promoter, to submit a certified true copy of documents of proof of identity and/or date of birth, as may be required, for disbursement of prize money. Refusal of submission of adequate and relevant documents will entail the said athlete’s participation to be disqualified from the Event.
  12. Post verification of results and anti-doping test results, prize money cheques of winners falling within the finish positions as given in the prize money structure, shall be drawn in the individual name of the athlete. 
  13. As the 2026 TCS World 10K Bengaluru is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, 2% of the gross prize money (before applicable taxes) payable to the top eight overall finishers shall be deducted by the Event Promoter from the prize money disbursements, as an elite athletes’ contribution to the anti-doping fund. This deduction is in accordance with the Terms & Conditions of the 2026 World Athletics Label Road Race Programme.
  14. Prize Money, Bonus and Jackpot winnings are subject to Indian Income Tax Rules and the same will be borne by the winner. TDS percentages will be based on the rates and rules in force as on date of disbursement.
  15. Indian Elite finishers entitled to prize money given in Chart A, will receive prize money equivalent in Indian Rupees calculated at the applicable exchange rate as on date of disbursement.
  16. Protests and Appeals:
    1. The athlete and/or his/her representative can appeal to the Technical Delegate in relation to the official race results declared, in writing, within 30 minutes of the official announcement of the results on race day, of relevant race category. Results will be put up at the respective elite athlete tents. 
    2. Where the Technical Delegate makes a decision, the athlete and/or the representative has the right to appeal to the Jury of Appeal. An appeal to the Jury of Appeal must be made at the Elite Result Appeals Desk (outside the elite athlete tents) within 30 minutes – (i) of the official announcement of the amended result which has been arrived at from the decision by the Race Referee, or (ii) of informing the person lodging the protest that the results will not be amended. 
    3. The Jury of Appeal shall deliver its decision within 14 working days of filing the appeal. The decision of the Jury of Appeal shall be final and there shall be no further right of appeal.
    4. The Protests and Appeals for the elite races will be guided by rules given in this document, and the World Athletics Competition Rules in force on race day (i.e. 26th April 2026).