Paris Ekiden

Place de la Bastille, where the new race finished

The Paris Ekiden, formerly known as the Versailles to Paris Ekiden, is an international ekiden (marathon relay race) held in Paris. The inaugural race in 1990 was marred by a series of problems, which led to the race's discontinuation until 2013 when it returned on an annual basis. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The inaugural edition of the race in 1990 featured 20 teams of 6 runners, with each team consisting of 4 men and 2 women. It had a budget of 6 million Euros. ^[3]

During the final stage of the race, all teams except for the two leaders Great Britain and Denmark ran off course. As a result, all but those teams ran approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) short of the official race distance. It was viewed as a failure of event security, and the competition was not held again the following year. ^{[3] [1]}

The race would not return again until 2013 on a yearly basis, with the elite athletes running alongside a mass ekiden race. The new race started near The Louvre and finished at the Place de la Bastille. ^[4]

Winners

Paris Ekiden winning teams (6-leg races)

Ed.	Date	Athletes	Split	Team	Time	Ref
1st	28 October 1990	Albertina Dias	10:47	Portugal	1:59:04 (~40 km)	[5] [3]
		Luis-Felipe de Jesus	12:06
		Ezequiel Canario	20:10
		Elisio Rios	33:06
		Monica Gama	19:51
		Juan-Carlos Montero Castellanos  (ESP)	23:04
2nd	3 November 2013	Yuki Namba	15:12	Japan	2:15:14 (marathon)	[6]
		Yuji Sasanuma	32:09
		Yuki Nakamura	18:06
		Yuka Ando	35:08
		Kenta Chiba	15:43
		Kumiko Kamei	18:59
3rd	2 November 2014	Josephat Muraga	15:18	France	2:07:47 (marathon)	[7]
		Willy Nduwimana	30:09
		Said El Medouly	15:13
		Ezechiel Nizigiyimana	30:25
		Ruben Iindongo	15:04
		Jean Claude Niyonizigiye	21:31
4th	1 November 2015	Dieudonne Disi  (RWA)	15:49	Unirun	2:11:03 (marathon)	[8]
		Gervais Hakizimana  (RWA)	30:45
		Thomas Larchaud  (FRA)	16:19
		Jean-damascene Habarurema  (RWA)	30:50
		Mondhir Fekir  (FRA)	15:42
		Romain Hesschentier  (FRA)	21:42
5th	6 November 2016	Thomas Larchaud  (FRA)	15:50	Unirun	2:13:41 (marathon)	[9]
		Jean-damascene Habarurema  (RWA)	31:26
		Benoit Looten  (FRA)	16:05
		Abraham Niyonkuru  (BDI)	31:42
		Mondhir Fekir  (FRA)	16:37
		Gervais Hakizimana  (RWA)	22:03
6th	5 November 2017	Thomas Larchaud  (FRA)	14:31	Unirun 1	2:14:33 (marathon)	[10]
		Jean-damascene Habarurema  (RWA)	31:50
		Julien Duchateau  (FRA)	15:49
		Mondhir Fekir  (FRA)	32:17
		Gervais Hakizimana  (RWA)	15:35
		Abraham Niyonkuru  (BDI)	24:31
7th	4 November 2018	Romain Courcières  (FRA)		Alès Cévennes Athlétisme	2:08:23 (marathon)	[11] [12] [13]
		Christopher Berraho  (FRA)
		Julien Samson  (FRA)
		El Hassane Ben Lkhainouch  (FRA)
		Julien Mendez  (FRA)
		Damien Gras  (FRA)
8th	3 November 2019	Thomas Wadoux  (FRA)	15:33	Unirun 59	2:10:22 (marathon)	[14]
		Felicien Muhitira  (RWA)	29:52
		Gervais Hakizimana  (RWA)	15:25
		Isaac Maiyo Kibiwott  (KEN)	31:20
		Abraham Niyonkuru  (BDI)	15:17
		Jeremy Carrier  (FRA)	22:58
9th	7 November 2021	Jules Robin	14:39	PMAV	2:13:21 (marathon)	[15]
		Hatem Fares	31:11
		Ken Chareil	16:27
		Sajid Mouhcine	32:19
		Yacine Tajja	15:58
		Youssef Mekdafou	22:51
10th	6 November 2022	Yann Schrub  (FRA)	14:27	Team Adidas	2:04:40 (marathon)	[16]
		Benjamin Choquert  (FRA)	29:55
		Pierre Kardous  (FRA)	16:07
		Hassan Chahdi  (FRA)	28:54
		Paul Anselmini  (FRA)	14:39
		Valentin Gondouin  (FRA)	20:41
11th	5 November 2023	Pierre Carlier  (FRA)	15:12	Racing Multi Athlon	2:14:53 (42 km)	[17]
		Kevin El Fallahi  (FRA)	33:54
		Paul-Mathieu Lannuzel  (FRA)	15:27
		Krilan Le Bihan  (FRA)	32:37
		Pierre McGarvey  (FRA)	16:25
		Teo Rubens Banini  (FRA)	21:22

Stage bests

Best stage times per year (6-stage race)

Year	Stage 1			Stage 2			Stage 3			Stage 4			Stage 5			Stage 6
	Distance	Best time	Athlete	Distance	Best time	Athlete	Distance	Best time	Athlete	Distance	Best time	Athlete	Distance	Best time	Athlete	Distance	Best time	Athlete
1990	3.2 km	10:47	Albertina Dias  (POR)	4.5 km	11:59	Brahim El-Ghazali  (FRA)	7.1 km	18:56	Mohamed Issengar  (MAR)	10.9 km	32:24	Richard Nerurkar  (ENG)	6.9 km	19:22	Malin Ewerlöf Krepp  (SWE)	7.7 km	22:47	Said Aouita  (MAR)
2013	5.25 km	15:12	Yuki Namba  (JPN)	10.5 km	32:09	Yuji Sasanuma  (JPN)	5.25 km	18:06	Yuki Nakamura  (JPN)	10.5 km	35:08	Yuka Ando  (JPN)	5.25 km	15:43	Kenta Chiba  (JPN)	5.445 km	18:22	Vincent Bernard  (FRA)
2014	5 km	15:18	Josephat Muraga  (FRA)	10 km	29:48	Andrea Lalli  (ITA)	5 km	14:40	Timothee Bommier  (FRA)	10 km	30:15	Ahmed El Mazoury  (ITA)	5 km	14:34	Pierre Urruty  (FRA)	7.195 km	21:31	Jean Claude Niyonizigiye  (FRA)
2015	5 km	15:49	Dieudonné Disi  (RWA)	10 km	30:27	Ryotaro Nitta  (JPN)	5 km	16:19	Thomas Larchaud  (FRA)	10 km	30:27	Ryo Ishita  (JPN)	5 km	15:42	Mondhir Fekir  (FRA)	7.195 km	20:53	Hiroyoshi Umegae  (JPN)
2016	5 km	15:13	Tarik Moukrime  (FRA)	10 km	31:26	Jean-damascene Habarurema  (RWA)	5 km	15:57	Remi Deprez  (FRA)	10 km	31:41	David Kamwende Chege  (KEN)	5 km	16:01	Theo Daeschler  (FRA)	7.195 km	21:39	Vincent Luis  (FRA)
2017	5 km	14:25	Alexandre Descot  (FRA)	10 km	31:50	Jean-damascene Habarurema  (RWA)	5 km	15:49	Julien Duchateau  (FRA)	10 km	32:15	Romain Vogt  (FRA)	5 km	15:28	Nicolas Dalmasso  (FRA)	7.195 km	23:54	Adrien Guiomar  (FRA)
2018	5.1 km	14:45		10 km	29:44		5 km	15:12		10 km	29:58		5 km	14:59		7.095 km	20:51
2019	5.1 km	14:56	Youssef Mekdafou  (FRA)	10 km	29:52	Felicien Muhitira  (RWA)	5 km	15:25	Gervais Hakizimana  (RWA)	10 km	31:20	Isaac Maiyo Kibiwott  (KEN)	5 km	15:17	Abraham Niyonkuru  (BDI)	7.095 km	22:43	Baptiste Cartieaux  (FRA)
2021	5.1 km	14:02	Yoann Kowal  (FRA)	10 km	29:34	Felicien Muhitira  (RWA)	5 km	16:05	Kevin Cecchinel	10 km	30:37	Bertrand Gaget	5 km	15:43	Yoan Duboin	7.095 km	22:32	Kevin Daniel
2022	5 km	14:02	Yann Schrub  (FRA)	10 km	29:29	Mehdi Frere  (FRA)	5 km	15:04	Arthur Descazeaud  (FRA)	10 km	28:54	Hassan Chahdi  (FRA)	5 km	14:39	Paul Anselmini  (FRA)	7.195 km	20:41	Valentin Gondouin  (FRA)
2023	5 km	15:12	Pierre Carlier  (FRA)	10 km	31:18	Antoine Provost  (FRA)	5 km	15:27	Paul-Mathieu Lannuzel  (FRA)	10 km	31:34	Sacha Liguori  (FRA)	5 km	15:43	Edmond Baudot  (FRA)	7 km	21:22	Teo Rubens Banini  (FRA)

References

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11. "MAIF Ekiden de Paris : l'édition de tous les records !". Wider Mag (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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External links

• Team results archive