Erbil 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. The next Marathon is expected to be held in October 2021.
| Erbil Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Location | Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 2011 |
| Official site | Erbil Marathon |
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 took place 10km & 5km races. | |||
| 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
- Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017. – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)
- Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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