Colombo Marathon

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Colombo Marathon
Colombo Marathon logo.jpg
logo of Colombo Marathon
Date1st Sunday of October
Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
Distance5 km, 10 km, half and full Marathon
Primary sponsorLSR Travel (LSR)
Established1998 (1998)
Course recordsMen:
Flag of Kenya.svg Anthony Mugo 2:18:33
Women:
Flag of Kenya.svg Winfrida Kwamboka 2:46:53
Official site Official website

The Colombo Marathon, officially known as the LSR Colombo Marathon and formerly known as the LSR International Marathon, is a marathon held annually since 1998 in Colombo, capital city of Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] It is a permanent member of Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS). It also has voting rights in AIMS, which makes it one of 56 races out of 110 worldwide with that right. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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History

In the late 1990s, Sri Lankan tour operator LSR decided to start an international marathon in Sri Lanka because there was no such event in Sri Lanka at that time. The first marathon, the "LSR International Marathon", was held in the city of Galle in 1998. The host city of the marathon subsequently changed to Negombo, Kandy, and then Dambulla, before Sri Lanka's capital Colombo hosted the event for the first time in 2004. In 2006 the name of marathon was changed to the "LSR Colombo Marathon". [8] [9] [10]

Organization

Travel agent and tour operator company Lanka Sportreizen (LSR) is the organizer and primary sponsor of the marathon. The event is also supported by the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Sport, along with Sri Lankan Airlines and the Sri Lanka Police Service. Technical assistance is provided by the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka. Some of the key objectives of the marathon are to promote recreational activities in Sri Lanka and to promote Sri Lanka as safe and ideal place for tourism and sports. [4] [11] [10]

Participants and prize

The 2015 edition of the marathon hosted around 7,000 runners from more than 30 countries, who participated in various categories. The prize money for the event was increased from 2014 to encourage an increase in participation, with the prize money for winner of full marathon increasing from $1,500 (US) to $2,500 (US). The event includes a special full and half marathons for men and women over 50 years in addition to a "fun run" of 5 and 10 km for youth aged more than 15 years. [2] [12] [4] [8] [13]

Course

The full marathon starts at the headquarters of the Ministry of Sports and proceeds through the suburbs of Borella, Dematagoda, Peliyagoda, Wattala, along the Hamilton Canal, Pamunugama, Thalahena, Pitipana and Duwa, finishing at the Negombo Beach Park. [8]

Results

EditionYearMen's WinnerTime (h:m:s)Women's WinnerTime (h:m:s)
1st1998Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sarath Gamage  (SRI)2:22:22Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Malika Chandrakanthi  (SRI)3:01:31
2nd1999Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sarath Amila  (SRI)2:32:22Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sujeewa Jayasena  (SRI)3:13:13
—1999Was not held
3rd2001Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Anuradha Cooray  (SRI)2:19:51
4th2002Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ajith Bandara  (SRI)2:22:26Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Malika Chandrakanthi  (SRI)3:09:17
5th2003Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sujeewa Chandrapala  (SRI)2:25:19Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Kanchanamala Udagedara  (SRI)3:05:22
6th2004Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sujeewa Chandrapala  (SRI)2:28:23Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Kanchanamala Udagedara  (SRI)3:12:57
—2005Was not held
7th2006Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Nimal Shantha  (SRI)2:30:26Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Lakmini Bogahawatte  (SRI)2:59:27
8th2007Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ajith Bandara  (SRI)2:26:37Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Lakmini Bogahawatte  (SRI)3:25:43
9th2008Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ajith Bandara  (SRI)2:25:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Everline Kimwei  (KEN)3:00:39
—2009Was not held
10th2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Kennedy Kimutai  (KEN)2:22:14Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Manjula Kumarasinghe  (SRI)3:10:01
11th2011Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Birgen  (KEN)2:28:08Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ruvina Mallawarachchige  (SRI)2:57:28
12th2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Birgen  (KEN)2:26:40Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ruvina Mallawarachchige  (SRI)2:55:47
13th2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Anthony Mugo  (KEN)2:21:01Flag of Kenya.svg  Fridah Too  (KEN)2:48:11
14th2014Flag of Kenya.svg  Anthony Mugo  (KEN)2:18:33Flag of Kenya.svg  Winfrida Kwamboka  (KEN)2:46:53
15th2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Anthony Mugo  (KEN)2:23:17Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Lakmini Bogahawatte  (SRI)3:02:38
16th2016Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Gitau  (KEN)2:25:32Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Wangui  (KEN)2:53:47
17th2017Flag of Kenya.svg  James Tallam  (KEN)2:23:37Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Too  (KEN)2:59:46
18th2018Flag of Kenya.svg  James Tallam  (KEN)2:21:52Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Wangui  (KEN)2:52:54
–2019Was not held

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