Rabat Marathon
| Rabat Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Event type | Road |
| Established | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Course records | Men's: 2:09:06 (2024) Kenya Robert Kwambai Women's: 2:25:03 (2023) Morocco Fatima Gardadi |
| Official site | Rabat Marathon |
The Rabat Marathon[a] (also known as the Rabat International Marathon[b] ) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rabat, Morocco, since 2015. The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race. During the race weekend, a half marathon and a 10K race are also offered.
History
[edit ]The inaugural race was held on 19 April 2015. The marathon was won by Kenyan runners Justus Kimutai and Pamela Rotich, with finish times of 2:10:38 and 2:30:25, respectively. All six marathon podium finishers that year were Kenyan.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The marathon was also not held in 2021 and 2022 on account of the pandemic. The race is scheduled to return on 30 April 2023.
Course
[edit ]The marathon begins and ends outside the Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex. It consists roughly of two mostly overlapping loops.
Winners
[edit ]| Ed. | Date | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015年04月19日 | Justus Kimutai (KEN) | 2:10:38 | Pamela Rotich (KEN) | 2:30:25 | [1] |
| 2 | 2016年03月13日 | Sammy Kigen (KEN) | 2:09:23 | Pamela Rotich (KEN) | 2:28:06 | |
| 3 | 2017年03月05日 | Fikadu Kebede (ETH) | 2:09:37 | Worknesh Alemu (ETH) | 2:30:04 | [2] |
| 4 | 2018年03月04日 | Assefa Bentayehu (ETH) | 2:12:23 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) | 2:28:48 | [3] [4] |
| 5 | 2019年04月21日 | Sammy Kigen (KEN) | 2:08:12 | Sylvia Kibet (KEN) | 2:25:52 | [5] |
| — | 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| — | — | not held in 2021 and 2022 due to coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 6 | 2023年04月30日 | Yassine El Allami (MAR) | 2:09:27 | Fatima Gardadi (MAR) | 2:25:03 | [6] [7] [8] |
| 7 | 2024年04月21日 | Robert Kwambai (KEN) | 2:09:06 | Rahma Tahiri (MAR) | 2:25:30 | [9] [10] |
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ MARATHONS.FR (2023年04月30日). "Marathon de Rabat : 2ème édition le 13 mars 2016". MARATHONS.FR (in French). Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ ALM (2017年03月06日). "Marathon international de Rabat: Les Éthiopiens dominent la 3è édition". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ MARATHONS.FR (2023年04月30日). "Marathon de Rabat : 4ème édition le 04 mars 2018". MARATHONS.FR (in French). Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ ATLASINFO (2018年03月04日). "Marathon international de Rabat (Hommes): L'éthiopien Assefa Bantayehu remporte la 4ème édition". Atlasinfo (in French). Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ "Marathon international de Rabat: du beau monde à la 6e édition". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ Oubel, Brahim. "Marathon international de Rabat : Une 6ème édition de tous les records !". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ "ياسين العلامي يحرز لقب ماراطون الرباط". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023年04月30日. Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
- ^ "عداءة مغربية تفوز بلقب ماراطون الرباط". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023年04月30日. Retrieved 2023年04月30日.
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- ^ https://snrtnews.com/article/95503