Pune International Marathon

The Pune International Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race held in Pune, India. The first edition of the race was held on September 25, 1983, and the 36th edition will be held in December 2022. It attracts many international participants, who compete with local and national runners in the distinct climate of the Indian subcontinent. It hosted the Asian Marathon Championship race in 2010.[1]

Pune International Marathon
2013 logo with theme of "Run for Mother"
DateEarly December
LocationPune, India
Event typeRoad running
DistanceMarathon
Established1983
Course recordsMen: 2:12:18 (2012Jan)
Ethiopia Hosea Rutto
Women: 2:38:41 (2010)
Ethiopia Birzah Tekele
Official sitePune International Marathon
Fun runners at the 2008 event

The event also organizes a short celebrity run in which film personalities and national athletes participate and raise money for charitable causes.

In its 21st edition, held in 2006, the event attracted over 50,000 runners from India and around the world. Corporate participants also helped in the battle against HIV/AIDS by participating in the 4.5 km charity race. All the money collected from this race was donated to Project Concern International, an NGO working towards HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Pune.

The twenty-fifth edition of the event was held in 2010. The organizers introduced two new categories - Women's Full Marathon and Men's Half Marathon.

Since 1983, thousands of runners from all walks of life have taken part in the event. The Pune International Marathon is now widely used as a platform to spread social messages and raise funds for charitable causes. The Athletics Federation of India has awarded the status of 'National Marathon Championship' to the Pune International Marathon. The marathon route consists of Pune's scenic and historic locations with thousands of spectators lining up along the course to cheer the participants. It is the most anticipated running festival in the city of Pune[citation needed].

Race day photos

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In the 33rd edition of the race held on 2 December 2018, participants could easily find their candid action photos directly on the basis of their names or Bib numbers. Pune International Marathon partnered with SplitSecondPix, a Technology company based out of Mumbai to enable this facility for the participants. This facility created lot of excitement amongst runners and welcomed the new introduction with cheer and joy.[2]


Race Types

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No Race Name Distance (in kilometers)
1 Men's Full 42.195
2 Men's Half 21
3 Women's Half 21
4 Men's 10k 10
5 Women's 10k 10
6 World Peace Run 3.5
7 Wheelchair (Machine and Hand) 3.5
8 Boys [under 18] 3.5
9 Girls [under 18] 3.5
10 Boys [under 16] 3.5
11 Girls [under 16] 3.5
12 Boys [under 14] 3.5
13 Girls [under 14] 3.5

Past winners

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Kenyan Caroline Kilel won the 2008 women's half marathon race.

Key:   Course record   Half marathon distance   Asian Marathon Championship race

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 1983   Tommy Persson (SWE) 2:24:15
2nd 1984   Steven Marwa (TAN) 2:33:59
3rd 1985   Savio d'Souza (IND) 2:35:11   Asha Agarwal (IND) 1:24:10
4th 1986   Savio d'Souza (IND) 2:31:28   Karolina Szabó (HUN) 1:17:09
5th 1987   François Blommaerts (BEL) 2:29:40   Suman Rawat (IND) 1:21:54
6th 1989   Yaswant Rawat Singh (IND) 2:31:47   Sunita Godhara (IND) 2:58:39
7th 1990   Shivkumar Yadav (IND) 2:27:56   Nanda Jadhav (IND) 1:17:42
8th 1991   Vithana Samarasinghe (SRI) 2:23:46   Nanda Jadhav (IND) 2:57:34
9th 1992   Shivkumar Yadav (IND) 2:26:34   Suman Mehta (IND) 2:51:01
10th 1993   Robert Nolan (AUS) 2:23:23   Vally Sathyabhama (IND) 2:47:46
11th 1994   Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN) 2:24:35   Midde Hamrin (SWE) 1:17:19
12th 1996   Joseph Kahugu (KEN) 2:13:00   Lukose Leelamma (IND) ?
13th 1997 (Jan)   Abhay Singh (IND) 2:23:08   Camilla Benjaminsson (SWE) 1:20:00
14th 1997 (Dec)   Mytahar Echchadi (MAR) 2:25:36   Zahra Akrachi (MAR) 1:16:42
15th 1999   Zablon Mokaya (KEN) 2:22:54   Lyubov Fyodorova (RUS) 1:29:49
16th 2000   Fedor Ryzhov (RUS) 2:25:17   Margaret Ngotho (KEN) 1:18:10
17th 2002   Ambrose Makau (KEN) 2:23:20   Natalya Volgina (RUS) 1:15:52
18th 2003   Robert Kipyego (KEN) 2:16:36   Masila Ndunge (KEN) 1:13:49
19th 2004   Douglas Gwandaru (KEN) 2:21:22   Jane Muia (KEN) 1:11:59
20th 2005   Josephat Ndeti (KEN) 2:19:35   Nailiya Yulamanova (RUS) 1:15:05
21st 2006   Said Regragui (SWE) 2:18:23   Hellen Musyoka (KEN) 1:13:20
22nd 2007   Philip Muia (KEN) 2:17:32   Roman Gebregessese (ETH) 1:11:30.4
23rd 2008   Nelson Rotich (KEN) 2:17:45   Caroline Kilel (KEN) 1:10:17
24th 2009   Augustine Sembri (KEN) 2:13:05   Agnes Mutune (KEN) 1:10:30
25th 2010   Gudeta Gemechu (ETH) 2:13:20   Birzah Tekele (ETH) 2:38:41
26th 2011   Teferi Regasa (ETH) 2:16:57   Pauline Thitu (KEN) 1:12:29
27th 2012   Luka Chelimo (KEN) 2:13:03   Pauline Kamulu (KEN) 1:08:37
28th 2013   Endale Abayneh (ETH) 2:17:52   Aberu Tesema (ETH) 1:16:54
29th 2014   Amos Maiyo (KEN) 2:18:31   Nancy Nzisa (KEN) 1:11:51
30th 2015   Belay Mamo (ETH) 2:17:35   Dorcas Kothome (KEN) 1:11:48
2016 Cancelled due to 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation, Postponed to 29 January 2017
31st 2017 (Jan)   Hosea Rutto (ETH) 2:12:18   Gladys Tarus (KEN) 1:12:37
32nd 2017 (Dec)   Getachew Besha (ETH) 2:15:19   Tisasua Basazin (ETH) 1:15:31
33rd 2018   Atlawim Debebe (ETH) 2:17:17   Pascalia Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:50:27
34th 2019   Dadi Teka (ETH) 2:18:05   Belaynesh Shifera (ETH) 2:44:00
2020 did not held
2021
35th 2022   Kalidas Hirave (IND) 2:24:32   Jyoti Gawate (IND) 3:06:02

References

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  1. ^ Asian Championships Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2013-03-02). Retrieved on 2013-09-28.
  2. ^ "Race Day Photos - 33rd Pune International Marathon 2018". SplitSecondPix. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
List of winners
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