Bali Marathon

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Bali Marathon
Bali Safari & Marine Park.jpg
Bali Safari & Marine Park, near the start and finish
DateAugust or September [1]
Location Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Event type Road
Distance Marathon, half marathon, 10K run [2]
Primary sponsor Maybank
Established2012(12 years ago) (2012)(current era) [3] [4]
Course recordsMen's: 2:15:04 (2023)
Flag of Kenya.svg Geoffrey Birgen
Women's: 2:31:04 (2023)
Flag of Kenya.svg Sophy Jepchirchir
Official site Official website

The Bali Marathon (also known as the Maybank Marathon or Maybank Bali Marathon) is an annual road-based marathon hosted in the Gianyar Regency on the island of Bali in Indonesia. [5] [1] [4] The current version of the marathon has been held since 2012, although the first marathon to be held regularly on Bali was inaugurated in 1999. [6] [7] [4] The marathon is a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. [1] [8]

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History

Initial era

The inaugural race was held on 4 April 1999 as the "Karangasem Bali International Marathon". [6] A total of 147 runners participated in the event, which included a half marathon and a 10K run. [6]

Past winners

Key:  Course record

YearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Kennedy Lilan  (KEN)2:16:54Flag of Kenya.svg  Winfrida Kwamboka  (KEN)2:42:48
2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Kennedy Lilan  (KEN)2:18:51Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Mengistu  (ETH)2:38:17
2014Flag of Kenya.svg  Kennedy Lilan  (KEN)2:18:52Flag of Kenya.svg  Elizabeth Chemweno  (KEN)2:47:35
2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Elijah Mbogo  (KEN)2:17:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Elizabeth Rumokol  (KEN)2:38:58
2016Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Mbugua  (KEN)2:29:46Flag of Kenya.svg  Ednah Koech  (KEN)2:55:45
2017Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Sang  (KEN)2:19:17Flag of Kenya.svg  Elizabeth Rumokol  (KEN)2:38:38
2018Flag of Kenya.svg  Cosmas Muteti  (KEN)2:15:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Rebecca Korir  (KEN)2:45:29
2019Flag of Kenya.svg  Simon Kiprugut  (KEN)2:18:34Flag of Uganda.svg  Immaculate Chemutai  (UGA)2:42:08
2022Flag of Morocco.svg  Hassan Toriss  (MAR)2:15:38Flag of Uganda.svg  Immaculate Chemutai  (UGA)2:42:33
2023Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Birgen  (KEN)2:15:04Flag of Kenya.svg  Sophy Jepchirchir  (KEN)2:31:04
2024Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Tiongik  (KEN)2:18:25Flag of Kenya.svg  Aurelia Kiptui  (KEN)2:36:59

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References

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  2. ↑ "Race Category | Maybank Marathon 2022". www.maybank.co.id. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  3. ↑ "About Maybank Marathon". www.maybank.co.id. Archived from the original on 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Maybank Indonesia to recreate original marathon course this year". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Maybank Marathon". www.maybank.co.id. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  6. 1 2 3 "Karangasem Bali International Marathon". Archived from the original on 2002-06-03. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. ↑ "ML_2002". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. ↑ "World Athletics Label Road Races Archive of Past Events | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
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