Chennai Marathon

The Chennai Marathon is an annual marathon held in Chennai, India. The event is organised by the Chennai Runners, and is one of the few events in the state to be endorsed by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).

Starting at the Napier Bridge in Marina Beach (for Full Marathon, Twenty Miler & 10k) & Elliot's Beach (for Half Marathon) and terminating at the Indian Maritime University, East Coast Road (for Full Marathon, Twenty Miler & Half Marathon) & at CPT Ground, Tharamani (for 10k). It is considered South India's largest city marathon, in which over 1,000 athletes and more than 20,000 amateurs participate. The event has four categories: full Marathon, Twenty Miler, Half marathon, and the most popular, the 10 km race.[1][2][3]

The 2024 edition will be held on Saturday 06 Jan 2024 and an expected 20,000 competitors would be participating. The event is sponsored by Freshworks.[4]

Results

Full Marathon: Men

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2017)
Year Participants Start point Finish point Result
First Second Third
2016
 16,000 Kasturba Nagar MRTS station CPT-IP ground IndiaJegadheesan
Time: 2:35:20 		IndiaVairavanathan
Time: 2:41:49 		IndiaNagesh Pawar
Time: 2:44:11
2017
 25000* Kasturba Nagar MRTS station CPT-IP ground Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time:
2023 20,000+ Vinoth Kumar Srinivasan (02:37:28)[5] Gyan Babu (02:48:46) Jegadheesan Munusamy (02:57:39),

Full Marathon: Women

Year Participants Start point Finish point Result
First Second Third
2016
 16,000 Kasturba Nagar MRTS station CPT-IP ground IndiaShailaja Sridhar
Time: 3:49:36 		IndiaHelena
Time: 3:54:45 		IndiaSneka
Time: 4:20:00
2017
 25000** Kasturba Nagar MRTS station CPT-IP ground Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time:
2023 20,000+ Brigid Jerono Kimitwai (03:31:36)[5] Sandya Shanker (03:33:57) Mamta Rawat (03:53:41)

Half Marathon: Men

Year Participants Start point Finish point Result
First Second Third
2016
 16,000 Napier Bridge CPT-IP ground IndiaSoji Mathew
Time: 1:11:26 		IndiaB.C. Tilak
Time: 1:13:56 		IndiaVinod Kumar
Time: 1:14:45
2017
 Unknown Napier Bridge CPT-IP ground Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time:
2023 20,000+ Monu Kumar Mallikarjuna P Asokan Shanmugam

Half Marathon: Women

Year Participants Start point Finish point Result
First Second Third
2016
 16,000 Napier Bridge CPT-IP ground IndiaPadmavathy
Time: 1:31:21 		IndiaPoongodi
Time: 1:40:39 		IndiaVasantha Mani
Time: 1:42:11
2017
 Unknown Napier Bridge CPT-IP ground Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time: 		Yet to be held
Time:
2023 20,000+ Vrushali Uttekar Jagadeeswari J J Thraranidivya Palanisamy

Victories by nationality

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2017)
Country Men's
Open		 Women's
Open		 Men's
Half Marathon		 Women's
Half Marathon		 Total
 India ~3 ~3 ~3 ~3 ~12
 Kenya ~1 ~ ~ ~ ~1

References

  1. ^ "Mugu Antony Ngudu wins Chennai Marathon". The Hindu. Chennai. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Hundreds hit the road in aid of poor children". The Times of India. Chennai. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Freshworks Chennai Marathon". 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Freshworks Chennai Marathon". thechennaimarathon.com/. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "India's Vinod Kumar and Kenyan Kimitwai win titles at Chennai Marathon". The Times of India. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

External links

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  • Snapshots from the Chennai Marathon 2005
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