Qualification Criteria
Minimum Qualification Times: To qualify as an Indian Elite Athlete 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 03rd March 2025 and 02nd March 2026. These timings must be from an event recognized by Indian Athletics, must be an AIMS certified road race or affiliated with World Athletics.
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000 m | 00:14:30 | 00:17:32 |
| 5K | 00:14:42 | 00:17:54 |
| 10,000 m | 00:30:10 | 00:36:45 |
| 10K | 00:30:40 | 00:37:20 |
| Half Marathon (21.097 Km) | 01:07:39 | 01:22:22 |
| 25K | 01:20:59 | 01:38:36 |
| Marathon (42.195 Km) | 02:21:04 | 02:51:44 |
