Rabat Marathon

Annual race in Morocco since 2015
Rabat Marathon
DateApril
LocationRabat, Morocco
Established2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Official sitewww.mirabat.ma

The Rabat Marathon[a] (also known as the Rabat International Marathon[b]) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rabat, Morocco, since 2015. The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race. During the race weekend, a half marathon and a 10K race are also offered.

History

The inaugural race was held on 19 April 2015. The marathon was won by Kenyan runners Justus Kimutai and Pamela Rotich, with finish times of 2:10:38 and 2:30:25, respectively. All six marathon podium finishers that year were Kenyan.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The marathon was also not held in 2021 and 2022 on account of the pandemic. The race is scheduled to return on 30 April 2023.

Course

The marathon begins and ends outside the Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex. It consists roughly of two mostly overlapping loops.

Winners

Ed. Date Male Winner Time Female Winner Time Rf.
1 2015.04.19  Justus Kimutai (KEN) 2:10:38  Pamela Rotich (KEN) 2:30:25 [1]
2 2016.03.13  Sammy Kigen (KEN) 2:09:23  Pamela Rotich (KEN) 2:28:06
3 2017.03.05  Fikadu Kebede Debele (ETH) 2:09:37  Alemu Worknesch (ETH) 2:30:04 [2]
4 2018.03.04  Bantayehu Assefa (ETH) 2:12:23  Lydia Cheromei (KEN) 2:28:48 [3][4]
5 2019.04.21  Sammy Kigen (KEN) 2:08:12  Sylvia Kibet (KEN) 2:25:52 [5]
— 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
— — not held in 2021 and 2022 due to coronavirus pandemic
6 2023.04.30  Yacine El Allami (MAR) 2:09:27  Fatima Zahra Gardadi (MAR) 2:25:03 [6][7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ French: Marathon de Rabat
  2. ^ French: Marathon International de Rabat

References

  1. ^ MARATHONS.FR (2023-04-30). "Marathon de Rabat : 2ème édition le 13 mars 2016". MARATHONS.FR (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  2. ^ ALM (2017-03-06). "Marathon international de Rabat: Les Éthiopiens dominent la 3è édition". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. ^ MARATHONS.FR (2023-04-30). "Marathon de Rabat : 4ème édition le 04 mars 2018". MARATHONS.FR (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. ^ ATLASINFO (2018-03-04). "Marathon international de Rabat (Hommes): L'éthiopien Assefa Bantayehu remporte la 4ème édition". Atlasinfo (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ^ "Marathon international de Rabat: du beau monde à la 6e édition". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  6. ^ Oubel, Brahim. "Marathon international de Rabat : Une 6ème édition de tous les records !". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  7. ^ "ياسين العلامي يحرز لقب ماراطون الرباط". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  8. ^ "عداءة مغربية تفوز بلقب ماراطون الرباط". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-30.

External links

  • Official website