World 10K Bangalore
Edition Year Men 's winner Time ( m : s ) Women 's winner Time ( m : s )
1st 2008 Zersenay Tadese ( ERI ) 27:51 Elvan Abeylegesse ( TUR ) Grace Momanyi ( KEN ) 32:02
2nd 2009 Deriba Merga ( ETH ) 28:13 Aselefech Mergia ( ETH ) 32:08
3rd 2010 Titus Mbishei ( KEN ) 27:54 Wude Ayalew ( ETH ) 31:58
4th 2011 Philemon Limo ( KEN ) 28:01 Dire Tune ( ETH ) 33:19
5th 2012 Geoffrey Kipsang ( KEN ) 28:00 Helah Kiprop ( KEN ) 32:22
6th 2013 Alex Oloitiptip ( KEN ) 28:07 Gladys Cherono ( KEN ) 32:03
7th 2014 Geoffrey Kipsang ( KEN ) 27:44 Lucy Kaboo ( KEN ) 31:48
8th 2015 Mosinet Geremew ( ETH ) 28:16 Mamitu Daska ( ETH ) 31:57
9th 2016 Mosinet Geremew ( ETH ) 28:36 Peres Jepchirchir ( KEN ) 32:15
10th 2017 Alex Korio ( KEN ) 28:12 Irene Cheptai ( KEN ) 31:51
11th 2018 Geoffrey Kamworor ( KEN ) 28:18 Agnes Tirop ( KEN ) 31:19
12th 2019 Andamlak Belihu ( ETH ) 27:56 Agnes Tirop ( KEN ) 33:55
Past winners
A fun runner in a Ravana costume during the `` Majja Run '' in 2008 Key : Course record
The World 10K Bengaluru (known as the TCS World 10K Bengaluru for sponsorship reasons by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)) is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition which takes place in Bangalore, India. The competition was first held in 2008 and usually takes place in late May. The first three editions were sponsored by Sunfeast (ITC Limited). The race, which is certified by AIMS-certified, begins and ends at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, after looping through the roads of Bangalore. The different race categories at the event are - World 10K (participation restricted to International and National athletes), Open 10K (participation open to amateur runners), Majja Run (a 5.7 km run meant for fun runners), Senior Citizens Run (a 4.2 km run for Senior Citizens), and the Champions with Disability event (a 4.2 km event for persons with disability). In addition to this there also is a 10 km Corporate Champions category in which companies can field a team of 3 members and compete to achieve the best aggregate time. The event is organised by Procam International, a sport and leisure management firm which is also responsible for the Mumbai Marathon and Delhi Half Marathon. There is a total prize pot of US$170,000 and race winners receive over $21,000 for their victories. Further significant prizes are offered to the best Indian competitors and teams. The race is directed by former British runner Hugh Jones. A total of 23,000 runners participated in the various events that took place at the 2008 edition. The current men's course record is held by World Half Marathon champion Geoffery Kipsang Kamworor with a time of 0:27:44.