Tashkent Marathon
Humo Arena, near the start and finish area
DateLate March
LocationTashkent, Uzbekistan
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2019 (5 years ago) (2019)[1]
Official site"Tashkent Marathon". Archived from the original on April 24, 2022.

The Tashkent Marathon (also known as the Tashkent International Marathon[a] or the Nowruz International Marathon[3]; Uzbek: Toshkent xalqaro marafoni) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan, since 2019.[2][1][4] It is a World Athletics Label Road Race.[5] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K, and a marathon-length ekiden are also offered.[6]

History

The inaugural race was held on 24 March 2019 as a half marathon.[1][b]

The 2022 edition of the marathon was held concurrently with a half marathon hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.[7] This was also the first edition that World Athletics granted the race its Label Road Race status.[2] In addition, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began about a month earlier, Russian runners were banned from the event.[8][c]

Course

External image
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2022[9]

The course begins outside Humo Arena, runs counterclockwise on a roughly circular route around the center of the city, and turns around after a quarter-marathon, shortly before the circle is completed.[9] Marathoners then run back to the start along largely the same route.[9] This loop is then repeated to complete the marathon distance.[9]

Winners

Ed. Date Male Winner Time Female Winner Time Rf.
4 2022.03.27  Ilya Tyapkin (KGZ) 2:21:42  Gulshanoi Satarova (KGZ) 2:34:40 [10]
5 2023.03.12  Bakhiyer Utkirov (UZB) 2:20:14  Gulshanoi Satarova (KGZ) 2:46:34) [11]

Notes

  1. ^ Sources, including the race site itself, inconsistently switch between "Tashkent International Marathon" and "International Tashkent Marathon".[2]
  2. ^ This race has also been referred to as "a marathon at a distance of 21,095 meters", which is the length of a half marathon.[4]
  3. ^ World Athletics had banned Russian athletes from a number of its own races, but its ban had not applied to the Label Road Races.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "1st International Navroz Half Marathon – Tashkent – Home". www.athleticsasia.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "International Tashkent Marathon". tashkentmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "The Nowruz International Marathon and the SCO Half Marathon were held in Tashkent". yuz.uz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Tashkent to host an International Marathon". kun.uz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Provision — INTERNATIONAL TASHKENT MARATHON". tashkentmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Tashkent to host first international SCO half marathon". en.kabar.kg. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Privalova disappointed after Russians barred from Tashkent and Dushanbe races". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "Route — INTERNATIONAL TASHKENT MARATHON". tashkentmarathon.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. ^ "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Tashkent International Marathon | Results | World Athletics".

External links

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