Xiamen Marathon

Xiamen Marathon
DateEarly January
LocationXiamen, China China
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorXiamen C&D
Established2003
Course recordsMen: 2:06:19 (2015)
Kenya Moses Mosop
Women: 2:19:52 (2015)
Ethiopia Mare Dibaba
Official siteXiamen International Marathon

The Xiamen Marathon (Chinese: 厦门马拉松; pinyin: Xiàmén guójì mǎlāsōng sài; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g kok-chè má-la-song sài) is a Platinum Label marathon event held annually on the Xiamen in Fujian, People's Republic of China. Xiamen C&D Inc. is the current title sponsor for the race.[1] More than 50,000 runners took part in the race in 2010.[2] The 2013 edition featured 73,896 entrants.[3]

  1. ^ "IAAF awards "Golden Label Race" to Xiamen International Marathon _English_Xinhua". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Brendan (2010-01-22). China disqualifies marathon 'cheats'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
  3. ^ "Negari wins Xiamen Marathon with new record". Retrieved 5 January 2013.