Rules

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General

Use only the application modes suggested on this website to submit your entries.
Please thoroughly go through all relevant information given on the event website and application form prior to submitting your application.
Requests for participation cancellation, and thereby refund, will not be entertained.
Your personal details are safe and secure with us. By participating in the Patna Marathon Season-3, you allow us to use your photos or running moments for our social media creatives and event highlights.

Entries

Only individual entries for the FM, HM, 10K and 5K shall be accepted.
Minors between the age of 6-12years must be accompanied by a guardian/parent who is a participant under the same race category.

Entry Confirmations

Confirmation of applications received will be subject to Entry Rules & Guidelines given herein.
Post close of registrations, email confirmations, and running number [BIB / Chest Number] will be sent to all the confirmed participants who have given their valid email id in the registration form.

Registration Status

On registration being successfully submitted, registrants will receive an email and SMS, confirming their registration with a unique booking ID.
Runners will receive an email and SMS with their BIB number and other details closer to the race day.
Those wishing to confirm their registration status in the interim can send us an email to support@biharmarathon.com

Cancellation Policy

Event Cancellation - Full Refund will be done*
In case the event date is postponed, Please note that the registration fee will remain non-refundable.
Event Postponement – You can transfer your registration to your friend or family or to any other Patna Marathon Season 3, 2025 event.

Race Regulation

You are to participate only in the race category for which you have registered and for which your entry has been confirmed. Your entry and running number BIB and/or BIB tag are not transferable to any other person under any circumstance.
Runners found to have interchanged their running number BIB and/or BIB tag with another individual, will be disqualified from the Event and shall not be allowed to apply or participate in the upcoming editions of any of our events across the country.
The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify or exclude any person from the event/competition who gives incorrect personal data/details on the entry form, who has been banned from competition under IAAF jurisdiction, or who is suspected of having taken banned substances. No refund of the entry fee will be made.
No result or certificate will be given to runners who do not start their run at the respective start times of the race categories they have been confirmed in.
Please note if you tamper with the BIB tag in any way or remove/exchange it with another runner, you won't be able to get an official finish time and thereby the official timing certificate recording your finish times. No Chip, No Timing, No Prize Money.
Participants are not allowed to run with pets, unregistered runners or babies/children who are under aged for the designated category.
Participants will not be allowed to enter the event venue with gas balloons.
In order to ensure the re-opening of roads by the mentioned time (Or as decided by the event organizers), the organizers will designate cut-off times at specified locations. Runners failing to reach these specific locations within the times specified must stick to the footpath in order to complete your race.
Only those confirmed participants wearing the current event’s running number BIBs will be allowed on the route. Any person found participating in the event without a valid BIB, or wearing the incorrect BIB will be disqualified and removed by security.
Further, every runner must wear his/her running number BIB on the front of the vest. Any mutilation, fold, alteration, or damage to the BIB will amount to disqualification of the runner from the Event.
Organizers reserve the right to stop any participant from participating who is found medically unfit to continue in the opinion of the medical personnel.
Baggage counters are available only for the participants of the event. For security reasons, participants are requested to come, as far as possible, without any baggage. It is strongly recommended that you do not leave valuables like mobile phone, camera, jewellery, watch, electronic gadgets, etc. in the bag stored. Organizers are not responsible for any loss of baggage and belongings.
Participants are requested to co-operate with the police and security personnel deputed at the event venues and on the route. Participants/supporters are liable to random checking on race day this is for your own security.
Photographs taken of runners during any Patna Marathon event organized prior to and on race day can be used for the purpose of promoting the event.

Winners Medal

On race day, a victory ceremony will be conducted for all category winners (Men and Women).
The detailed results will be announced on our website and social media pages, 3-4 days post the event. The prize money will be given 60 days from the finish of the event.

Finishers Medal

Finishers across all the race categories will get a Finisher's Medal post their run. Medals will not be provided to runners who do not start or finish their run.

Terms & Conditions

Categories & Eligibility :

Awards are granted to participants who complete the race in the shortest time within their respective gender/age groups.

Awards are granted to participants who successfully complete the race within the stipulated cutoff time but do not qualify for Category A prizes.

Single-Category Entitlement

A participant’s entitlement to prizes is restricted to *one category only*, irrespective of their eligibility across multiple categories. The organizers reserve the right to assign the participant to the category where their performance is highest (e.g., Category A takes precedence over Category B).