Erbil Marathon

Erbil Marathon
Date October
Location Erbil, Iraq
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 2011
Official site Erbil Marathon

The Erbil Marathon is an annual marathon in Erbil, Iraq.[1] The first marathon was held in 2011.[2] The finish line is in Sami Abdulrahman Park.[2]

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 results not available
2nd 2012
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) 2:52:26  Frida Södermark (SWE) 3:33:26
6th 2017 Marathon race was cancelled due to flight ban, only took place 10km & 5km races.

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. 1 2 Hurley, Caitlin (December 16, 2012). "Running a marathon in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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