Nicosia Marathon

Nicosia Marathon (branded The Quantum Nicosia Marathon) is an international marathon (42.195 km) that courses through Nicosia.[1] Its inaugural run was held in October 10, 2010. as a half-marathon race.[2] It was founded in 2010. by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation to commemorate 2500 years of Battle of Marathon. The course begins at the Famagusta Gate, chief gate of old Nicosia walls, and comes back.

Start of Quantum Nicosia Marathon 2010
Nicosia Marathon
DateDecember 1, 2019
LocationNicosia, Cyprus, EU
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon and half marathon
Primary sponsorQuantum Energy
EuroAsia Interconnector
Established2010
OrganizerAthanasios Ktorides Foundation
Official sitewww.nicosiamarathon.com

Description

The Quantum Nicosia Marathon is organized and founded by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation.[2] It is branded as Quantum Nicosia Marathon after name of its main sponsor Quantum Energy.[3][2] First Quantum marathon took place in Nicosia, Cyprus on October 10, 2010. as a half marathon and 4.6 km race.[2] It was organized just 2.500 years after Battle of Marathon, which took place in 490 BC. More than 5.000 runners participated in first marathon race in Nicosia. Winner of first marathon race in 2010 was Konstantinos Poulios with time 1:06:31.[4]

Next marathon was organized on December 9, 2012, when took place a marathon, a half marathon, a 10 km run, a 5 km run and a 1 km UNICEF Charity run. More than seven thousand runners participated in the Quantum Nicosia Marathon.[5] Marathon took place on streets of Nicosia. Start and finish of race was at the Famagusta Gate, chief gate of old Nicosia walls.[5] The Quantum Nicosia Marathon course is of a low degree of difficulty. The Marathon flame arrived for first time on Cyprus on December 6, 2012, just 3 days before start of the Quantum Nicosia Marathon.[6][7] Nasos Ktorides had honour to bring the Marathon Flame first to the Antarctic Ice Marathon and then to Cyprus.[7]

At Athalassa park in Nicosia on December 2, 2018 it was organized 7,7 km race in honour of Cypriot Marathon runner Stelios Kyriakides who won the Boston Marathon in 1946. Race distance symbolically represents Kyriakides jersey number 77 during his winning Boston race.

Accreditation
Start of Nicosia Marathon 2010

The marathon is recognized by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and the International Association of Athletics Federations.[1][8] Roads are officially closed to traffic throughout the entire length of the race and medical support is offered along the race course.[5][2]

Participation

The Marathon on October 7, 2018[2] is expected to attract more than 15,000 participants from 50 countries, of whom about 10% will came from abroad. Runners are mostly European but participation from Brazil, United States, Australia, Japan, Ethiopia, China and Turkey are very common.

The oldest runner was Cypriot Andreas Pampakas,[9] aged 76 with children as young as 4 years old participating as well.

The Athanasios Ktorides Foundation simultaneously with the marathon organized “Winner’s Fair” with many different activities. All proceeds are donated to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society.[10] The Foundation also from the marathon participations' revenue supported the charitable institutions “One Dream One Wish", The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, the Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Heart Disease and UNICEF.[11]

List of winners of 2012 Marathon

Marathon[12]
Position Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1  Dimitris Vogiatzis (Greece) 2:44:06  Amelie Willemot (France) 3:24:50
2  Paniccos Stylianou (Cyprus) 2:44:26  Maria Avraamidou (Cyprus) 3:40:07
3  Michael Keenan (UK) 2:46:45  Pola Hadjipapa (Cyprus) 3:54:52

Half marathon
Position Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1  Konstantinos Poulios (Greece) 1:09:40  Mogdalini Gazea (Greece) 1:18:34
2  Dimokritos Papadavid (Cyprus) 1:22:07  Heidi Diakomopoulou (Cyprus) 1:27:01
3  Georgios Batas (Greece) 1:22:43  Victoria White (UK) 1:34:55

10 km race
Position Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1  Jebel Kassahun (ETH) 31:45  Carmen Macheriotou (Cyprus) 42:33
2  Panagioths Neofytou (Cyprus) 34:02  Giolanti Maou (Cyprus) 44:18
3  Kristopher Russell (UK) 34:02  Katerina Koukaki (Greece) 45:21

References
  1. Certificate of membership in AIMS
  2. Nicosia Marathon
  3. Quantum Corporation and Quantum Energy
  4. Results of Marathonrace on 10.10.2010.
  5. SPORTS: Voyiatzis wins Nicosia marathon, Financial Mirror 10 December, 2012
  6. The Marathon Flame for the first time in Cyprus! - Press Release
  7. The Marathon flames travels to Cyprus and Antarctica
  8. AIMS Official race results
  9. Half Marathon Race (older than 60)
  10. "Quantum marathon takes place Sunday - Cyprus Internet Directory". cyprusedirectory.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  11. "Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2012 - Quantum Nicosia Marathon". cy2012.eu. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  12. Results
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