Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai Marathon
Runners at the 2008 Mumbai Marathon

The Mumbai Marathon is an annual international road running competition over the marathon distance that is held in Mumbai, India, each January. The course records set in 2011 were also the fastest times ever run for the marathon on Indian soil – 2:09:54 by Girma Assefa and 2:26:56 by the women's winner Koren Jelila Yal.[1] The day's events also include a half marathon race which is contested by the top-level Indian runners.

Bipasha Basu the Bollywood actress, promotes the Mumbai Marathon

First held in 2004, the Mumbai Marathon is part of "The Greatest Race on Earth",[2] an event sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. The other three legs of this four-marathon race are the Singapore Marathon, the Nairobi Marathon and the Hong Kong Marathon. The race became an IAAF Silver Label Road Race in 2009 and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 2011.[3][4]

The prize money for the fastest runners in men's and women's category are $31,000 each, with an additional $2,250 being awarded to the fastest Indian citizen (men and women) in the full and half marathon categories.[5] The race has five separate race categories: Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.097 km), Dream Run (6 km), Senior Citizens' Run (4.3 km) and Wheelchair (2.5 km).[6]

Contents

Past winners

Key:       Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2004  Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:15:47  Wioletta Uryga (POL) 2:47:53
2nd 2005  Julius Sugut (KEN) 2:13:20  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:35:03
3rd 2006  Daniel Rono (KEN) 2:12:03  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:33:15
4th 2007  John Kelai (KEN) 2:12:27  Yang Fengxia (CHN) 2:36:16
5th 2008  John Kelai (KEN) 2:12:23  Mulu Seboka (ETH) 2:30:04
6th 2009  Kenneth Mugara (KEN) 2:11:51  Kebebush Haile (ETH) 2:34:08
7th 2010  Denis Ndiso (KEN) 2:12:40  Bizunesh Urgesa (ETH) 2:31:09
8th 2011  Girma Assefa (ETH) 2:09:54  Koren Jelila Yal (ETH) 2:26:56

Statistics

Winners by country

Country Men's race Women's race Total
 Ethiopia 1 6 7
 Kenya 6 0 6
 South Africa 1 0 0
 China 0 1 1
 Poland 0 1 1

Multiple winners

Athlete Country Wins Years
Mulu Seboka  Ethiopia 3 2005, 2006, 2008
John Kelai  Kenya 2 2007, 2008

References

  1. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2011-01-16). Assefa and Yal take down course records in Mumbai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-18.
  2. ^ "The Greatest Race On Earth". http://www.thegreatestrace.com. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
  3. ^ http://runinfinity.com/race/mumbai-marathon
  4. ^ Indian races are pure gold, says IAAF. New Kerala (2009-10-22). Retrieved on 2010-01-17.
  5. ^ "Race Profile - Prize Money". The Times Of India. http://scmm.indiatimes.com/prizemoney.html. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
  6. ^ "Race Details - Race Categories". The Times Of India. http://scmm.indiatimes.com/racedctg.html. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 

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