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The Bengaluru Marathon is an annual marathon running event held in Bengaluru, India.
History
Crossover era
The inaugural marathon was held on Template:Dts as the "Lipton Bangalore International Marathon".[1][2] Organized by Crossover Consulting, the full marathon race had about 200 participants, with about 400 runners joining the half marathon, and 15,000 taking part in the Template:Convert Celebration Run.Template:RTemplate:R The marathon was won by Kennedy Chinna Ramu, a local 28-year-old man, with a time of 2:23:46, nearly five minutes faster than the runner-up.Template:R[3]
The second marathon was scheduled for 17 September 2006. The winners were, in the full marathon men's division, H A Chinnappa, with a time of 2:35:19, in the full marathon women's division, Deepthi Ashok, with a time of 4:13:13, in the half marathon men's division, Irappa D Akki, with a time of 1:04:21, and in the half marathon women's division, K B with a time of 1:23:55.
The third edition of the marathon was held as the "BSNL Bangalore International Marathon" on Template:Dts.[4][5] Many marathoners, including the lead runners, had to run from barking dogs and take involuntary breaks due to traffic.Template:RTemplate:Efn
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) has no record of a marathon occurring in Bengaluru in 2008.[6]
NEB Sports era
The first marathon of the current era was held on Template:Dts as the "Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon".[7] It was organized by NEB Sports and members of the running community of Bengaluru.Template:R
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to Template:Dts due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8][9]Template:Efn
Course
The marathon is a double-loop courseTemplate:Efn that begins and ends in Sree Kanteerava Stadium.Template:R The course makes extensive use of Cubbon Park as well as Mahatma Gandhi Road and Cubbon Road.[10]
Winners
Key:Template:PadTemplate:Legend2 Course record (in bold)
Crossover era
| Ed. | Year | Men's Winner | TimeTemplate:Efn | Women's Winner | TimeTemplate:Efn | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:23:46 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:45:34 | Template:R |
| 2 | 2006 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:25:19 | Template:Flagathlete | 4:13:13 | |
| 3 | 2007 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:22:32 | noneTemplate:Efn | [11][12] | |
NEB Sports era
| Ed. | Year | Men's Winner | TimeTemplate:Efn | Women's Winner | TimeTemplate:Efn | Rf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:25:51 | Template:Flagathlete | 3:16:18 | |
| 2 | 2015 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:24:22 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:56:36 | |
| 3 | 2016 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:29:10 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:59:37 | |
| 4 | 2017 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:24:56 | Template:Flagathlete | 3:07:54 | |
| 5 | 2018 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:35:20 | Template:Flagathlete | 3:11:53 | |
| 6 | 2019 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:35:27 | Template:FlagathleteTemplate:Efn | 3:24:10 | [13][14] |
| 2020 | postponed due to coronavirus pandemic | Template:R | ||||
Notes
References
- ↑ May 2005 AIMS Results.
- ↑ The great race: Tech City on the run(14 April 2005).
- ↑ Ramu overcomes Ethiopian challenge, Nair, Avinash(16 May 2005).
- ↑ Telgi, aides sentenced | Bengaluru News - Times of India.
- ↑ Ngirnyaga from Kenya, who won the BSNL Bangalore International Marath….
- ↑ Ml_2008.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Bengaluru Marathon 2020.
- ↑ Bengaluru Marathon 2021.
- ↑ Bengaluru Marathon-2019.
- ↑ December 2007 AIMS Results.
- ↑ https://archive.is/20201216085340/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/eston-nyaga-014209470
- ↑ https://archive.is/20201216172719/https://aims-worldrunning.org/results/archive/2019.html
- ↑ https://archive.is/20201216172343/https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/bijay-laxmi-triumph-in-bengaluru-marathon-768290.html