The Riyadh Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, since 2022.[2] The organizers state that is the "first official full marathon to be held in the Kingdom".[1][2] The marathon has been a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race since its inaugural race.[4][5] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 4K race are also offered.[1]

History

A half marathon had been held in Saudi Arabia in 2018.[2]

The inaugural marathon race was held on 5 March 2022.[2] More than 10,000 people took part in the event.[2]

Course

All the races start and finish at King Saud University.[6][7] The marathon is run on a loop course, although the start and finish lines are a few hundred metres (yards) apart.[6] The loop is roughly a half marathon in length, and marathoners run the loop twice.[6]

Winners

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (min:sec) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2022  Tsegaye Getachew (ETH) 2:06:27  Tadu Teshome (ETH) 2:26:38
2nd 2023  Samir Jouaher (MAR) 2:08:42  Meseret Abebayahau (ETH) 2:24:30
3rd 2024  Wilfred Kigen (KEN) 2:08:39  Bedatu Hirpa (ETH) 2:27:20

References

  1. ^ a b c News riyadhmarathon.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g More than 10,000 people take part in first full-length Riyadh Marathon Al Arabiya 6 March 2022
  3. ^ 2022 Marathon R
  4. ^ Calendar 2022 worldathletics.org
  5. ^ Results worldathletics.org
  6. ^ a b c Route riyadhmarathon.org
  7. ^ General information riyadhmarathon.org
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh_Marathon
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