Riyadh Marathon

The Riyadh Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, since 2022.[2] The organizers state that is the "first official full marathon to be held in the Kingdom".[1][2] The marathon has been a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race since its inaugural race.[4][5] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 4K race are also offered.[1]

Riyadh Marathon
The parking lot of the College of Law and Political Science at King Saud University,
which marathoners pass near the race's end
DateFebruary or March[1][2]
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 10K, 4K
Established2022 (2022)[2]
Official sitehttps://www.riyadhmarathon.org/
Participants392 finishers (2022)[3]

History

A half marathon had been held in Saudi Arabia in 2018.[2]

The inaugural marathon race was held on 5 March 2022.[2] More than 10,000 people took part in the event.[2]

Course

All the races start and finish at King Saud University.[6][7] The marathon is run on a loop course, although the start and finish lines are a few hundred metres (yards) apart.[6] The loop is roughly a half marathon in length, and marathoners run the loop twice.[6]

References
  1. https://archive.today/20221218233957/https://www.riyadhmarathon.org/en/riyadh-marathon/news
  2. https://archive.today/20220925161235/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/03/06/More-than-10-000-people-take-part-in-first-full-length-Riyadh-Marathon
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221218202650if_/https://my3.raceresult.com/192926/RRPublish/data/pdf?name=Online%7CLive%20Results&contest=0&lang=en
  4. https://archive.today/20220602194922/https://www.worldathletics.org/Competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar/2022
  5. https://archive.today/20221218202650/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results
  6. https://archive.today/20221218212901/https://www.riyadhmarathon.org/en/general-information/route
  7. https://archive.today/20221218234048/https://www.riyadhmarathon.org/en/general-information/faq
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