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For the women's marathon, see Osaka International Ladies Marathon.
Osaka Marathon
The city course loops past Osaka Castle twiceDate Late October Location Osaka, Japan Event type Road Distance Marathon Established 2011 Official site Osaka Marathon The Osaka Marathon (大阪マラソン Osaka Marason ) is an annual marathon road running event for men and women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held in late October in the city of Osaka, Japan.
The event is jointly hosted by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese national newspaper. The first edition took place on October 30, 2011. In total, 27161 runners started the marathon race and of these 26175 finished the full distance.[1]
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 1st 2011 Elijah Sang (KEN) 2:12:43 Lidia Simon (ROM) 2:32:48 References
- ^ October 2011 AIMS Results. AIMS (October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website (English)
Marathon races in Japan Beppu-Ōita Marathon • Fukuoka Marathon • Hokkaido Marathon • Lake Biwa Marathon • Nagano Marathon
Nagoya Marathon • Osaka International Ladies Marathon • Osaka Marathon • Tokyo International Marathon • Tokyo Marathon • Yokohama Women's MarathonSee also: Ekiden This article about marathons or long-distance running is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.