Jaipur Marathon

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Jaipur Marathon
Date13 March 2022 (13th Edition)
Location Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor AU Small Finance Bank
Established2010 (2010)
Official site Jaipur Marathon

The Jaipur Marathon is an annual international marathon held in Jaipur, India. [1] The event happens each year on a Sunday in February and is one of the largest marathons in Asia. It is also the largest mass participation sporting event on the continent. It started in 2010.

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History

Mukesh Mishra, the director of the Indian Institute of Event Management Research and a fitness enthusiast, is the founder of Jaipur Marathon. [2] The organisers of the event are Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha and World Trade Park, believed that Jaipur would be able to support such a road race in India. The first event was held in 2010.

Since it began, Jaipur Marathon has supported various events and marathon formats. It has been endorsed by socialites, international brand ambassadors, Bollywood celebrities, and athletes like Salman Khan, Rahul Dravid, Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Kangana Ranaut, Suniel Shetty, Sonam K Ahuja, Arbaz Khan, Malaika Arora, Milind Soman, Sonika Kaliraman, Dharmendra, Sreesanth, Vivek Oberoi, Akshaye Khanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Mugdha Godse, and Shriya Saran. [3] The Jaipur Marathon route is among the world's ten fastest courses.[ citation needed ]

Jaipur Marathon was recognized by the World Book of Records[ citation needed ] as the Largest Running Event in India in 2018 with 80,000 participants in various race categories. The race was also recognized by the Global Conference London as the Best Marathon of India in 2017. [4] It is the only marathon in India where more than 15 world records were made in various categories since its inception.

Marathon details

Pre-race activity

Two days before the race, a Bib Expo is organized where the runners can collect their running bibs and kit. The Expo carries a range of running-related products to assist runners. [5]

Categories

The event seven different race categories: marathon (42.195 km), half marathon (21.097 km), IIEMR (10 km), dream run (6 km), youth run (6 km), senior citizens' run (3 km), beti bojh nahi hai run (2 km), and wheel chair run (6 km). [6]

The marathon starts from the South Gate of Ram Niwas Garden, Jaipur. It passes many of the city's iconic locations such as Albert Hall Museum, Kesargarh, Dolls Museum, Tri Murti Circle, Ravindra Manch, Birla Mandir, University of Rajasthan, Kulish Smriti Van, MNIT, World Trade Park, and Jawahar Circle. [7]

Ambassadors

The event ambassadors for the Jaipur Marathon have been:

The Maharaja of Jaipur H H Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh is the Youth Ambassador of the Jaipur Marathon. [15]

Winners

Key:  Course record  Half marathon

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st2010Winner not availableTime not availableWinner not availableTime not available
2nd2011
3rd2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Wachera  (KEN)1:06:56Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Teresa Bayisa  (ETH)1:13:39
4th2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Wachera  (KEN)1:03:40Flag of Kenya.svg  Agnes Jepkosgei  (KEN)1:11:12
5th2014Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Wachera  (KEN)1:02:54Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mesirak Bedilu  (ETH) [16] 1:13:55
6th2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Simon Kiprugut  (KEN)1:02:28Flag of Kenya.svg  Pauline Mutwa  (KEN)1:11:08
7th2016Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Worku Dires  (ETH) [17] 1:03:57Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Gezahegn  (ETH)1:15:20
8th2017Flag of India.svg  Ashish Kumar  (IND)2:27:37Flag of India.svg  Shyamali Sing  (IND)3:05:59
9th2018Flag of India.svg  Indrajeet Yadav  (IND)2:36:03Flag of India.svg  Shyamali Sing  (IND)3:02:32
10th2019Flag of India.svg  Ashish Kumar  (IND)2:26:15Flag of India.svg  Gunjan Khurana  (IND)3:57:32
11th2020Flag of Kenya.svg  Japhet Rono  (KEN)2:34:29Flag of India.svg Elizabeth (IND)3:20:06
2022Flag of India.svg  Pankaj Dhaka  (IND)2:30:08Flag of India.svg  Pooja Kumari  (IND)3:21:47
2023Flag of India.svg  Sarvesh Kumar  (IND)2:28:11Flag of India.svg Pooja (IND)3:08:13
2024Flag of India.svg  Shrawan Kumar  (IND)2:31:04Flag of India.svg Chatru (IND)3:02:19

Charity

The Jaipur Marathon is one of India's largest charity platforms to raise funds for non-profit organizations. NGOs represent issues surrounding civic and community development, disability, education, environment and health, human rights, social services and women, children, and the aged. NGOs use this event as a platform to raise awareness for their work and to directly raise funds. Fundraising is facilitated by an easy-to-use model designed for all groups to raise funds. [18] The Corporate Challenge is a category for companies who wish to sponsor employee teams to participate in events and raise funds. Fundraising is encouraged through donations and contributions received from friends, family, and colleagues in support of the charities and causes chosen by the participant.

Sponsors/partners

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