Tunis–Carthage Marathon

The Tunis–Carthage Marathon (French: Marathon de Tunis–Carthage[lower-alpha 2]) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Tunis, Tunisia, since 1986.[1][4][5] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[3][6] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.[2]

Tunis–Carthage Marathon
DateDecember
LocationTunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 5K
Established1986 (1986)
Official sitehttps://marathon.comar.tn

History

The inaugural race was held on 15 October 1986 as the "COMAR Marathon".[1][7][lower-alpha 1] Tunisian runner Houcine Makni won the marathon with a finish time of 2:46:48.[1][7][lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. "COMAR" is an acronym for "Compagnie Méditerranéenne d'Assurance et de Réassurance".[1]
  2. It is also known as the "Tunis–Carthage COMAR Marathon"[lower-alpha 1] (French: Marathon de COMAR Tunis–Carthage) for sponsorship reasons.[2][3].
  3. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians has no record of a female winner until the third race was held in 1998.[1]

References
  1. "COMAR Marathon". www.arrs.run – via Archive.today.
  2. "Marathon comar Tunisie | Evènement de course à pied". marathon.comar.tn – via Archive.today.
  3. "Marathon COMAR Tunis - Carthage – AIMS race information". aims-worldrunning.org – via Archive.today.
  4. "Le Kenyan Edwin Kiptoo remporte la 35e édition du Marathon COMAR Tunis-Carthage". www.ilboursa.com – via Archive.today.
  5. "Comar Marathon: Kenyan Kiptoo and Ethiopian Chala win 35th edition". www.tap.info.tn – via Archive.today.
  6. "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics". www.worldatletics.org – via Archive.today.
  7. "Marathon List for 1986". www.arrs.run – via Archive.today.
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