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List of marathon races

This is a worldwide list of marathon runs.

Legend

Symbol/Column Description
Bold Bold faced races are included in the World Marathon Majors
Gold IAAF Label
Silver IAAF Label
Bronze IAAF Label
(year) Defunct

The criteria for whether a marathon receives an IAAF Label designation are based on six general issues: race organisation, course timing and measurement, media services, quality of international field of runners, health and safety, and athlete equality.[1][2][3]

  • The race must be organised in accordance with IAAF Competition Rules, the standards of the national athletics body, and must comply with all relevant local and national laws. The race must be organised in a way that minimizes ecological damage to the surrounding areas.[3]
  • All courses must have been measured to AIMS standards and full electronic timing must be in place to provide split timing and final results.
  • The event must be broadcast live on television within the country, or delivered to a good standard through online streaming. Gold Label races must be broadcast in a minimum of five countries, while Silver Label races must have live coverage available on a national broadcaster. A centre must be specifically provided for media personnel, and TV monitors and commentary facilities must be present for Gold Label races. The race organisers must have a dedicated website with published results and must hold press conferences to support the event.
  • A minimum of five nationalities must be represented among the "elite" runners. At least five male and five female elite athletes must be competing in each race. "Elite" athletes are defined as those whose personal best within the 3-year period preceding the respective event has reached a standard set by the IAAF and published on the IAAF website.
  • All traffic must be closed off from the race course at all times during the competition. There must be adequate medical provision for the number of runners at the race. A number of doping tests must also be carried out after each race.
  • All prize money and bonuses offered should be equal, irrespective of the athlete's nationality or gender. However, race organisers are allowed to offer additional bonuses to competitors from the host country in order to boost local participation.

A maximum of 30 marathons may receive Gold Label status.[4] The label statuses are granted on a yearly basis and organisers must apply for renewal each year.[3]

Race list

Name City / Race Location Country Month*
*Last race was held 		Inception Ref
Able Joining the Disabled Marathon Lucknow India December 2014 [5]
Accra International Marathon Accra Ghana September 2007
Accra Milo Marathon Accra Ghana October 1987 [6][7]
Adelaide Marathon Adelaide Australia August 1979 [8]
Airlie Beach Marathon Airlie Beach, Queensland Australia July 2012 [9]
Almaty Marathon Almaty Kazakhstan April 2010
Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok Bangkok Thailand February 2018
Angkor Empire Marathon Angkor Cambodia August 2014
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon Angkor Cambodia December 1996
Antarctic Ice Marathon Patriot Hills Antarctica December 2006 [10]
Antarctica Marathon King George Island Antarctica March 1995 [11]
Arusha Marathon Arusha Tanzania August 1985
Asunción International Marathon Asunción Paraguay August 2010
Ataya Resort Big Foot Forest Marathon Guoxing Taiwan January 2006 [12]
Auckland Marathon Auckland New Zealand November 1992
Australian Outback Marathon Uluru/ Ayres Rock Australia July 2010 [13]
Bali Marathon Gianyar Indonesia September 2012 [14]
Banff Marathon Banff Canada June 2013 [15]
Bangalore Marathon Bangalore India October 2014
Bangalore Midnight Marathon Bangalore India January 2005
Bangkok Marathon Bangkok Thailand November 1987
Beijing Marathon Beijing China October 1981 [16]
Beirut Marathon Beirut Lebanon November 2003
Beppu-Ōita Marathon Beppu − Ōita Japan February 1952
Berlin Marathon Berlin Germany September 1974
Big Five Marathon Entabeni Game Reserve South Africa June 2005
Bila Tserkva Marathon Bila Tserkva Ukraine October 1987
Bintan Marathon Bintan Island Indonesia
Birmingham International Marathon Birmingham, England United Kingdom October 2017
Blue Nose Marathon Halifax Canada May 2004
Blumenau Marathon Blumenau Brazil September
Borneo International Marathon Kota Kinabalu Malaysia May 2008
Borobudur Marathon Magelang Indonesia November 2015
Boston Marathon Boston United States April 1897
Brasilia Marathon Brasília Brazil April 2007
Brisbane Marathon Brisbane, Queensland Australia August 1992 [17]
Bromo Marathon Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Indonesia
Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires Argentina October 1984 [18][19]
Buriram Marathon Buriram Thailand February 2017
Cairns Marathon Cairns, Queensland Australia September 2012 [20]
Calgary Marathon Calgary Canada May 1963
Canberra Marathon Canberra Australia April 1976 [21]
Cape Peninsula Marathon Cape Town South Africa February 1964
Cape Town Marathon Cape Town South Africa September 2007
Casablanca Marathon Casablanca Morocco October 2008
Cayman Islands Marathon George Town Cayman Islands December 2004
Cebu City Marathon Cebu Philippines January 2010
Chastak Marathon Bhopal India
Chennai Marathon Chennai India February 2002
Chhattisgarh Marathon Raipur India
Chicago Marathon Chicago United States October 1977
Christchurch Marathon Christchurch New Zealand June 1981
Chuncheon Marathon Chuncheon South Korea October 1946
Clico Marathon Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago January 1983
Colombo Marathon Colombo Sri Lanka October 1998
Comrades Marathon KwaZulu-Natal South Africa April 1921
Copenhagen Marathon Copenhagen Denmark May 1980
Córdoba Marathon Córdoba Argentina May 2015
Curitiba Marathon Curitiba Brazil November 1996
Daegu Marathon Daegu South Korea April 2009
Dalian International Marathon Race Dalian China April 1987
Dia de la Bandera Marathon Rosario Argentina June 2002
Dubai Marathon Dubai United Arab Emirates January 2000
Dunedin Marathon Dunedin New Zealand September 1979
Edmonton Marathon Edmonton Canada August 1993
Egyptian Marathon Luxor Egypt January 1993
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka Japan December 1947
Feilding Marathon Feilding, Manawatu District New Zealand November 1955
Fredericton Marathon Fredericton Canada May 1979
Gaborone City Marathon Gaborone Botswana April 2009 [22]
Ganga Marathon Varanasi India December 2010 [23][24]
Gaza Marathon Gaza Gaza strip May 2011 [25]
Geochang Apple Marathon Geochang South Korea October 2004
Gobi Marathon Ömnögovi Province Mongolia June 2003
Gold Coast Marathon Gold Coast Australia July 1979
GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Victoria Canada October 1980
Grandma's Marathon Two Harbors, Minnesota to Duluth, Minnesota United States June 1977
Great Barrier Reef Marathon Port Douglas, Queensland Australia November 2012 [26]
Great Bruges Marathon Bruges Belgium October 2017
Great Wall Marathon Huangyaguan China May 1999
Guayaquil Marathon Guayaquil Ecuador October 2005
Gyeongju International Marathon Gyeongju South Korea October 1993
Hangzhou International Marathon Hangzhou China November 2007
Harbour Capital Marathon Wellington New Zealand June 1985
Hobart Marathon Hobart, Tasmania Australia January 2008 [27]
Hokkaido Marathon Sapporo Japan August 1987
Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong Hong Kong February 1997
Huffin' Puffin Marathon St. John's Canada September 1951
Inca Trail Official 26.2 Marathon Cusco Peru August
Indira Marathon Prayagraj India November 2010 [28]
Jakarta Marathon Jakarta Indonesia October 2013
Jogja Marathon Yogyakarta Indonesia
Johannesburg Marathon Johannesburg South Africa
JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul South Korea November 2002
Kampala Marathon Kampala Uganda November 2004 [29]
Kaohsiung International Marathon Kaohsiung Taiwan February 2010 [30]
Kathmandu Marathon Kathmandu Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal September 2007
Kharkiv International Marathon Kharkiv Ukraine April 2014
Kinmen Marathon Kinmen Island Taiwan January
Kochi Marathon[31] Kochi India December 2014 [32]
Košice Peace Marathon Košice Slovakia October 1924
Kuala Lumpur International Marathon Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia June 1989 [33]
Kyiv Marathon Kiev Ukraine October 2010
Kyoto Marathon Kyoto Japan February 2012 [34]
Ladakh Marathon Leh India September 2012
Lafarge Lusaka Marathon Lusaka Zambia April 2012
Lagos Marathon Lagos Nigeria February 1983
Lahore Marathon Lahore Pakistan March 2005
Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu Japan March 1946
Lake Kawaguchi Nikkan Sports Marathon Fujikawaguchiko Japan November 1975
Lanyang Cup Marathon Yilan City Taiwan November
Legs for Literacy Marathon Moncton Canada October 1970
Li Mountain Marathon Heping Taiwan October or November 1994
London Marathon London United Kingdom April 1981
Macau Marathon Macau Macau December 1981
Malta Marathon Malta Malta March 1986
Manitoba Marathon Winnipeg Canada June 1979
Mar del Plata Marathon Mar del Plata Argentina December 1987
Marathon du Médoc Médoc France Sep 1985
Marathon Internacional de los Andes Ataura to Huancayo Peru November 1984
Marathon Oasis de Montreal Montréal Canada September 1979
Melbourne Marathon Melbourne Australia October 1978 [35]
Mendoza International Marathon Mendoza Argentina May 1999
Mexico City Marathon Mexico City Mexico August 1983
Moscow Marathon Moscow Russia September 2013
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope Mount Cameroon Cameroon February 1973
Mumbai Marathon Mumbai India January 2004
Mumbai Midnight Marathon Mumbai India November 2014
Nagoya Women's Marathon Nagoya Japan March 1980
Nairobi Marathon Nairobi Kenya October 2003
National MILO Marathon Various Philippines December 1973
New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon New Taipei City Taiwan March 2003
New York City Marathon New York City United States November 1970
Osaka Women's Marathon Osaka Japan January 1982
Ottawa Marathon Ottawa Canada May 1975
Palestine Marathon Bethlehem Palestine April 2013
Patagonian International Marathon Punta Arenas Chile September 2012
Pattaya Marathon Pattaya Thailand July 1991
Penang Bridge International Marathon Penang Malaysia November 1985
Perth Marathon Perth Australia June 1979 [36]
Petra Desert Marathon Petra Jordan September 2009
Pinkathon Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Guwahati India September 2012
Porto Alegre Marathon Porto Alegre Brazil May
Porto Marathon Porto Portugal November 2004
Prince Edward Island Marathon Charlottetown Canada October 2004
Pune Marathon Pune India December 1983
Pyongyang Marathon Pyongyang North Korea April 1981 [37]
Quebec City Marathon Québec Canada August 1998
Queen City Marathon Regina Canada September 2001
Queenstown Marathon Queenstown New Zealand November 2014
Recife Marathon Recife Brazil July 1991
Rijeka Marathon Rijeka Croatia April 2014
Rio de Janeiro Marathon Rio de Janeiro Brazil July 1979
Rotorua Marathon Rotorua New Zealand May 1965
Rottnest Island Marathon Rottnest Island, Western Australia Australia October 1994 [38]
Sabarmati Marathon Ahmedabad India January 2010
Santa Catarina Marathon Florianópolis Brazil April
Santiago Marathon Santiago Chile April 2007
São Paulo Marathon São Paulo Brazil June 1995
Saskatchewan Marathon Saskatoon Canada May 1979
Seoul International Marathon Seoul South Korea March 1931
Shanghai Marathon Shanghai China December 2000
Singapore Marathon Singapore Singapore December 1982
Soldierathon New Delhi India March 2018
Soweto Marathon Soweto South Africa November 1991
Stanley Marathon Stanley Falkland Islands March 2006
Sundown Marathon Singapore Singapore May 2008
Sunshine Coast Marathon Mooloolaba, Queensland Australia August 2012 [39]
Surabaya Marathon Surabaya Indonesia
Sydney Marathon Sydney Australia September 2001 [40][41]
Tainan Ancient City Marathon Tainan Taiwan
Taipei Expressway Marathon Taipei Taiwan
Taipei Marathon Taipei Taiwan December 2002
Taiwan Boulevard International Marathon Taichung Taiwan October
Taj Mahal Marathon Agra India June 2013
Tangshan International Marathon Tangshan China March 2016
Taoyuan National Marathon Xinwu Taiwan
Taroko Gorge International Marathon Hualien Taiwan November 2000
Te Houtaewa Marathon Ninety Mile Beach New Zealand March 1991
Tokyo Marathon Tokyo Japan February 1981
Toowoomba Marathon Toowoomba, Queensland Australia October 1981 [42]
Toronto Marathon Toronto Canada May 1977
Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto Canada October 2000
Townsville Marathon Townsville, Queensland Australia August 1972 [43]
Traralgon Marathon Traralgon, Victoria Australia June 1968 [44]
Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis, Minnesota to St. Paul, Minnesota United States October 1982
Two Oceans Marathon Cape Town South Africa March 1970
Vancouver Marathon Vancouver Canada May 1972
Vasai-Virar Marathon Vasai India December 2011
Victoria Falls Marathon Victoria Falls Zimbabwe July
Westlink M7 Cities Marathon Blacktown Australia July 2006 [45]
White Continent Marathon King George Island Antarctica January 2013
Xiamen Marathon Xiamen China January 2003
Yellowknife Overlander Marathon Yellowknife Canada August
Yerevan Marathon Yerevan Armenia October 2018
Yokohama Women's Marathon (2014) Yokohama Japan November 2009
Yukon River Trail Marathon Whitehorse Canada August 1999
Zheng-Kai International Marathon Zhengzhou China March 2007

By continent

  • List of marathon races in Africa
  • List of marathon races in Asia
  • List of marathon races in Australia
  • List of marathon races in Europe
  • List of marathon races in North America
  • List of marathon races in South America

See also

References

  1. ^ Prague Half-Marathon Gets IAAF Gold Label Tag Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  2. ^ Three Indian road races get IAAF ‘Gold Label’ . The Hindu (2009-10-23). Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  3. ^ a b c IAAF Road Race Labels 2014 Regulations. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-01.
  4. ^ Fang, Yang (2010-02-10). IAAF awards "Golden Label Race" to Xiamen International Marathon. Xinhua. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  5. ^ "Disability Marathon". pacsindia.org. December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Previous winners of the Accra Milo Marathon". modernghana.com/sports news. 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  7. ^ "Accra Milo Marathon for October". The Statesman. 2006-10-10. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  8. ^ "Adelaide Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  9. ^ "Airlie Beach Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  10. ^ "Antarctic Ice Marathon Results". www.icemarathon.com. 2010-05-03. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  11. ^ "Antarctica Marathon Home page - Marathon Tour and Travel and Entry Info". Marathontours.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  12. ^ "Race Events in Taiwan". 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  13. ^ "Australian Outback Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  14. ^ "Maybank Marathon Rises Up The Bar". Maybank Indonesia.
  15. ^ New Banff Marathon to run through national park
  16. ^ "Beijing International Marathon Race Winners". www.arrs.run. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  17. ^ "Brisbane Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  18. ^ "Home - Maraton Internacional de Buenos Aires". Maratondebuenosaires.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  19. ^ https://www.arrs.run/HP_BAMa.htm
  20. ^ "Cairns Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  21. ^ "Canberra Marathon". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  22. ^ "Gaborone City Marathon". Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  23. ^ "Ganga marathon to officially start mahotsav". The Times of India. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Save river Ganga marathon in Varanasi". oneindia.com. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  25. ^ "Gaza Strip hosts its first marathon". The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  26. ^ "Great Barrier Reef Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  27. ^ "Hobart Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  28. ^ "Stage set for Indira Marathon on Nov 19". The Times of India. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  29. ^ "MTN". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  30. ^ "Kenyans sweep the Mizuno marathon, winning thousands". Taipei Times. 25 Feb 2013.
  31. ^ ".::Spice Coast Marathon::. | IDBI FEDERAL SPICE COAST MARATHON". spicecoastmarathon.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  32. ^ [1]
  33. ^ "28,000 runners sweat it out in marathon". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  34. ^ "Do you Kyoto?" (PDF). Distance Running 2015 Edition 2. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. April 2015. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  35. ^ "Melbourne Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  36. ^ "Perth Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  37. ^ "Pyongyang Marathon Race Winners". ARRS.
  38. ^ "Rottnest Island Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  39. ^ "Sunshine Coast Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  40. ^ Sydney marathon awarded IAAF road race gold label
  41. ^ "Sydney Running Festival". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  42. ^ "Toowoomba Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  43. ^ "Townsville Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  44. ^ "Traralgon Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  45. ^ "Westlink M7 Cities Marathon". Retrieved 2020-07-02.

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