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The Kolkata Marathon (officially IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon) is a marathon held annually in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was launched in 2008. The marathon is the largest in Eastern India and the only full marathon held in Kolkata.[1][2][3][4]
Organisation
Template:Quote box The marathon is authorised by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). For 2016 edition IDBI Federal Life Insurance will be the title sponsors of the marathon. The marathon is managed by the HighLife Management.[5] The 2016 marathon will also be an official qualifier round for the marathon events in the Rio Olympics 2016.[6]
IDBI Federal Life Insurance is the title sponsor for 2017 edition of the race.[7] Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar is the Brand Ambassador for the 2017 marathon.
Participants
The race has five categories of competition. Along with the traditional full and half marathon distances, there is also a 10 km open run, 10 km corporate run and 5 km fun run for children. In the first edition of the marathon, nearly 6,000 runners participated; the number of runners increased to 15,000 in 2015.[6] Only Indian athletes are eligible for the prize money; according to organisers, the aims of the marathon are to provide a platform for Indian competitors and to promote athletics at the grass-root level in India.[1][5] In 2015, the prize money for the winner of the full marathon was Template:INRConvert, while 2nd and 3rd finishers were awarded Template:INRConvert and Template:INRConvert respectively.[8]
Course
The marathon starts from the Red Road in front of the Rangers club. The course then goes through the various landmarks in the city, including historic Park Street, Maidan and the Victoria area.[1][6]
Past winners
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| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2008 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:20:53 | Winner not available | Time not available |
| 2nd | 2009 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:21:07 | ||
| 3rd | 2010 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:20:49 | ||
| — | 2011 | Did not held | |||
| — | 2012 | ||||
| — | 2013 | ||||
| 4th | 2014 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:19:30 | Winner not available | Time not available |
| 5th | 2015 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:25:54 | ||
| 6th | 2016 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:30:35 | ||
| 7th | 2017 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:34:02 | Template:Flagathlete | 4:59:11 |
| 8th | 2018 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:35:10 | Template:Flagathlete | 4:19:36 |
| 9th | 2019 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:35:42 | Template:Flagathlete | 3:16:56 |
| 10th | 2020 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:30:30 | Template:Flagathlete | 3:24:02 |
| 11th | 2021 | Template:Flagathlete | 2:37:44 | Template:Flagathlete | 3:58:02 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 9th edition of Kolkata Marathon take place in city on Mar 6. Central Chronicle(2015-12-24).
- ↑ Kolkata Marathon Scheduled for March 6. The New Indian Express(2015-12-23).
- ↑ I am hungry to win another Olympic medal: Leander Paes. Sportskeeda.com(2015-12-23).
- ↑ IDBI Federal LifeInsurance announces Title Sponsorship of Kolkata Marathon – INDIAN NEWS & TIMES : INDIAN NEWS & TIMES. Indiannewsandtimes.com(2015-12-23).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 IDBI Federal Life Insurance announces Title Sponsorship of Kolkata Marathon. EquityBulls.com(2015-12-24).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ninth edition of Kolkata marathon to be held on March 6. NewsX(2015-12-24).
- ↑ http://www.kolkatafullmarathon.com/Sponsors.html Template:Better source
- ↑ Lalji Yadav, Sajivani win Kolkata Marathon – Times of India. The Times of India(8 February 2015).