Minsk Half Marathon

Minsk Half Marathon is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which is held in September on the streets of Minsk, Belarus. The competition comprises three main parts: a 21.0975 km half marathon race, a 10,55 km race, and a 5,5 km race.

Minsk Half Marathon
DateSeptember
LocationMinsk
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorBelaruskali
Established2013
Course recordsMen's: 1:02:39 (2018)
Ethiopia Abebe Negewo
Women's: 1:11:24 (2019)
Belarus Nina Savina
Official siteMinsk Half Marathon
Participants1,211 finishers (2021)
4,120 (2019)

In 2015 the running event was organized with financial support from Volkswagen Polo. It was called 'Minsk Polo Marathon'. In 2015 the number of participants reached 16 099 people from 36 countries.[1]

List of winners

Key:   Course record

Year Men's winner Time
(h:m:s)
Women's winner Time
(h:m:s)
2014  Ilya Slavinski (BLR) 1:06:27  Maryna Damantsevich (BLR) 1:13:33
2015  Vitaliy Shafar (UKR) 1:04:38  Volha Mazuronak (BLR) 1:12:02
2016  Hillary Maiyo (KEN) 1:03:00  Volha Mazuronak (BLR) 1:11:44
2017  Hillary Maiyo (KEN) 1:03:18  Lyudmyla Kovalenko (BLR) 1:13:53
2018  Abebe Negewo (ETH) 1:02:39  Sheila Jerotich (KEN) 1:12:05
2019  Afewerki Berhane (ERI) 1:04:08  Nina Savina (BLR) 1:11:24
2021  Vitaliy Shafar (UKR) 1:04:15  Nina Savina (BLR) 1:14:37

References

  1. Minsk Half Marathon european-running4all.org
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