Tashkent Marathon

The Tashkent Marathon (also known as the Tashkent International Marathon[lower-alpha 1] or the Nowruz International Marathon[3]; Uzbek: Toshkent xalqaro marafoni) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan, since 2019.[2][1][4] It is a World Athletics Label Road Race.[5] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K, and a marathon-length ekiden are also offered.[6]

Tashkent Marathon
Humo Arena, near the start and finish area
DateLate March
LocationTashkent, Uzbekistan
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2019 (2019)[1]
Official sitehttps://tashkentmarathon.com

History

The inaugural race was held on 24 March 2019 as a half marathon.[1][lower-alpha 2]

The 2022 edition of the marathon was held concurrently with a half marathon hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.[7] This was also the first edition that World Athletics granted the race its Label Road Race status.[2] In addition, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began about a month earlier, Russian runners were banned from the event.[8][lower-alpha 3]

Course
External image
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2022[9]

The course begins outside Humo Arena, runs counterclockwise on a roughly circular route around the center of the city, and turns around after a quarter-marathon, shortly before the circle is completed.[9] Marathoners then run back to the start along largely the same route.[9] This loop is then repeated to complete the marathon distance.[9]

Winners
Ed. Date Male Winner Time Female Winner Time Rf.
4 2022.03.27  Ilya Tyapkin (KGZ) 2:21:42  Gulshanoi Satarova (KGZ) 2:34:40 [10]

Notes
  1. Sources, including the race site itself, inconsistently switch between "Tashkent International Marathon" and "International Tashkent Marathon".[2]
  2. This race has also been referred to as "a marathon at a distance of 21,095 meters", which is the length of a half marathon.[4]
  3. World Athletics had banned Russian athletes from a number of its own races, but its ban had not applied to the Label Road Races.[8]

References
  1. "1st International Navroz Half Marathon – Tashkent – Home". www.athleticsasia.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. "International Tashkent Marathon". tashkentmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. "The Nowruz International Marathon and the SCO Half Marathon were held in Tashkent". yuz.uz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. "Tashkent to host an International Marathon". kun.uz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "Provision — INTERNATIONAL TASHKENT MARATHON". tashkentmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. "Tashkent to host first international SCO half marathon". en.kabar.kg. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. "Privalova disappointed after Russians barred from Tashkent and Dushanbe races". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. "Route — INTERNATIONAL TASHKENT MARATHON". tashkentmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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