Riyadh Marathon | |
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Date | February or March [1] [2] |
Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, half marathon, 10K, 4K |
Established | 2022[2] |
Official site | Official website |
Participants | 392 finishers (2022) [3] |
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]
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]
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]
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time ( min: sec) | Women's winner | Time ( h: m: s) |
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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 |