Macau Marathon

The Macau International Marathon (Chinese: 澳门国际马拉松; Portuguese: Maratona Internacional de Macau) is an annual road running event held in the special administrative region of Macau adjacent to mainland China, since 1981. The marathon begins and ends at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Since 1998, three races have been held at each edition: the full marathon, a half marathon, and a shorter mini-marathon of roughly 6.5 km (4.0 mi) in length.[2]

Macau Marathon
Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, start and finish area
DateEarly December
LocationMacau, China
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorGalaxy Entertainment
Established1981 (1981)
Course recordsMen: 2:10:01 (2017)
Felix Kirwa
Women: 2:29:12 (2017)
Eunice Kirwa
Official siteMacau Marathon
Participants741 finishers (2020)[1]
1,057 (2019)
1,048 (2018)

History

The event was first held in 1981 under the organisation of the Panda Running Club and was the first international marathon to be held in the region. The Macau Athletic Association took over organisational duties in 1987 and the race was accepted as a member of the AIMS Racing Group in 1990.[3]

In 1997, the annual marathon race was suspended due to the opening of the Macau Olympic Stadium, but a half marathon was held for the first time in its place that year, maintaining the race continuity.[3]

In 2012, marathoners ran up to an additional 3 km (2 mi) due to a marshalling error, and many half marathoners also ran about 1 km (0.6 mi) more than intended due to a number of issues.[4]

Course
External image
Course map of full marathon in 2020[5]

The course begins and ends at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, and traverses the Taipa and Hengqin islands as well as the Cotai zone.[6][7]

Sponsorship

The event is sponsored by Galaxy Entertainment Group, a casino and hotel investment company.[8]

Participation

The marathon race attracts a majority of overseas runners, with average yearly totals of around 500 entrants and 400 finishers. The marathon's participation record was achieved in 1984, with 1121 runners starting the race and 932 of them finishing. The shorter distances are more popular with both Macau and foreign athletes. Since its introduction in 1997, the half marathon has gone from 348 finishers to a record high of 1279 finishers in 2006. The mini-marathon was inaugurated a year after the half marathon and instantly gained high participation (1111 runners took part in 1997 and a high of 1767 participants was reached in 2009).[9]

In addition to the large numbers of amateur runners who take part in the event, the marathon features elite level runners from East Asia, Africa and Europe.[10]

Winners
Beatrice Omwanza (pictured here in Berlin) won the half marathon in 1997, when the marathon was suspended.

Key:

   Course record (in bold)
   Held as half marathon
Ed. Year Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
1 1981  Tom Flett (HKG) 2:41:42  Tak Wai (HKG) 3:12:42
2 1982  Antonio Eratavo (ITA) 2:21:54  Fung-fan Wong (HKG) 3:17:18
3 1983  Antonio Eratavo (ITA) 2:25:00  Yuko Gordon (HKG) 2:58:26
4 1984  Antonio Eratavo (ITA) 2:24:29  Fung-fan Wong (HKG) 3:00:04
5 1985  Antonio Eratavo (ITA) 2:20:18  Yuko Gordon (HKG) 2:48:18
6 1986  Antonio Eratavo (ITA) 2:26:47  Fung-fan Wong (HKG) 3:41:16
7 1987  Zhang Guowei (CHN) 2:16:21  Hong-wei Tang (CHN) 2:58:24
8 1988  Chao-ai Gao (CHN) 2:19:18  Elizabeth Hintz (HKG) 2:57:03
9 1989  António Costa (POR) 2:18:37  Suk-yee Lau (HKG) 3:07:11
10 1990  António Costa (POR) 2:17:37  Yi-Lo Man (HKG) 2:58:25
11 1991  António Costa (POR) 2:17:58  Yi-Lo Man (HKG) 2:52:54
12 1992  Jerry Modiga (RSA) 2:18:31  Yi-Lo Man (HKG) 2:51:18
13 1993  Hu Gangjun (CHN) 2:19:12  Li Yemei (CHN) 2:39:20
14 1994  Paulo Catarino (POR) 2:15:28  Li Yemei (CHN) 2:38:18
15 1995  Henrique Crisóstomo (POR) 2:15:39  Li Yemei (CHN) 2:40:47
16 1996  Dong Jiangmin (CHN) 2:16:30  Yelena Makolova (BLR) 2:40:13
– 1997  Hezron Otwori (KEN) 1:02:55  Beatrice Omwanza (KEN) 1:15:31
17 1998  Henrique Crisóstomo (POR) 2:19:44  Lyubov Denisova (RUS) 2:37:55
18 1999  Kim Jung-won (PRK) 2:15:21  Kim Chang-ok (PRK) 2:34:57
19 2000  Willie Mtolo (RSA) 2:19:25  Lu Jingbo (CHN) 2:47:15
20 2001  Benjamin Matolo (KEN) 2:18:58  Ren Xiujuan (CHN) 2:42:11
21 2002  Zhu Ronghua (CHN) 2:19:09  Catherine Leonard (GBR) 3:20:49
22 2003  Kasirayi Sita (ZIM) 2:15:58  Catherine Leonard (GBR) 3:16:25
23 2004  Adam Dobrzyński (POL) 2:16:30  Dai Yanyan (CHN) 2:37:27
24 2005  Philip Bandawe (ZIM) 2:19:49  Natalya Volgina (RUS) 2:40:59
25 2006  Peter Kemboi (KEN) 2:18:56  Phyo Un-suk (PRK) 2:38:27
26 2007  Ri Kum-song (PRK) 2:17:40  Phyo Un-suk (PRK) 2:38:27
27 2008  Yemane Tsegay (ETH) 2:15:06  Yuan Lili (CHN) 2:36:40
28 2009  Mihaylo Iveruk (UKR) 2:17:45  Roman Gebregessese (ETH) 2:37:08
29 2010  Tekesete Nekatibebe (ETH) 2:16:15  Wang Xueqin (CHN) 2:37:37
30 2011  Stephen Chemlany (KEN) 2:12:49  Tsega Gelaw (ETH) 2:31:48
31 2012  Haile Haja (ETH) 2:23:56[lower-alpha 2]  Ehitu Kiros (ETH) 2:50:10[lower-alpha 2]
32 2013  Julius Maisei (KEN) 2:12:43  Kim Mi-gyong (PRK) 2:36:32
33 2014  Julius Maisei (KEN) 2:14:45  Flomena Chepchirchir (KEN) 2:33:24
34 2015  Vitaliy Shafar (UKR) 2:14:44  Olena Shurkhno (UKR) 2:33:24
35 2016  Peter Some (KEN) 2:12:52  Kim Ji-hyang (PRK) 2:36:16 [11]
36 2017  Felix Kirwa (KEN) 2:10:01  Eunice Kirwa (BHR) 2:29:12
37 2018  Elijah Kemboi (KEN) 2:15:18  Mercy Kibarus (KEN) 2:35:16
38 2019  Tafese Delelegn (ETH) 2:12:53  Lucy Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:31:17
39 2020  Dong Guojian (CHN) 2:12:59  Zhang Deshun (CHN) 2:28:43 [1]

Wins by country
Country Men's race Women's race Total
 China5914
 Kenya9413
 Hong Kong11112
 Ethiopia437
 North Korea257
 Portugal606
 Italy505
 Ukraine213
 Russia022
 South Africa202
 Zimbabwe202
 Bahrain011
 Belarus011
 Poland101

Notes
  1. h:m:s
  2. The course was 3 km (1.9 mi) too long due to a marshalling error on the course.[4]

References
  2. Course Map. Macau Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
  3. Event History. Macau Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027202746/https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20838165/macau-marathon-3k-too-long-race-says-runners-share-blame/
  5. https://archive.is/20201207011814/https://www.macaomarathon.com/en/coursemap
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20201207011325if_/https://www.macaomarathon.com/uploads/2020/course_map/macau_marathon_full_track.pdf
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20201207013850if_/https://www.macaomarathon.com/uploads/2020/2020_Rules%20Regulation_en.pdf
  8. December 2011 AIMS Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
  9. Statistics. Macau Marathon. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
  10. 6,000 runners vie in Macau tilt. The Philippine Star (2011-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
  11. "Kenyan and North Korean win marathon". Macau Daily Times. 2016-12-05.
List of winners
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