Erbil Marathon

Erbil Marathon
DateOctober
LocationErbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2011
Official siteErbil Marathon

The Erbil Marathon is an annual marathon in Erbil, Kurdistan Region.[1] The first marathon was held in 2011.[2] The finish line is in Sami Abdulrahman Park.[2] athletes from around the world come and participate in the Marathon, it's held every October, every year.

Results

Key:   Course record   2015: 21km, 2017: 10km/5km

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2011  Rawand Ali Ahmed (IRQ) 2:48:00  Dalia Ahmed (IRQ) n/a
2nd 2012  Caitlin Hurley (USA) 3:21:00
3rd 2013  Vincent Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:33:49  Bornes Kitur (KEN) 3:25:18
— 2014 Did not held
4th 2015  Muhammad Waisy (IRQ) n/a  Bashri Rauf Saleh (IRQ) n/a
5th 2016  Veysi Aslan (TUR) 2:52:25  Frida Södermark (SWE) 3:33:25
– 2017 Marathon race was cancelled due to flight ban, only the 10km & 5km races took place.
6th 2018  Anton Lindholm (SWE) 3:07:02  Katherine Dutko (USA) 3:58:05
7th 2019  Isaac Prop (KEN) 2:25:02  Faith Kiptoo (KEN) 3:08:15

References

  1. ^ Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017.  – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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