Beirut Marathon

Beirut Marathon
DateNovember
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorAquafina
Established2003 (21 years ago) (2003)
Course recordsMen: 2:10:34 (2023)
Ethiopia Gaddisa Dekeba
Women: 2:27:48 (2023)
Ethiopia Mulugojam Ambi
Official siteBeirut Marathon
Participants48,605 (all races) (2018)[1]
565 finishers (marathon) (2015)[2]
A group of runners in 2012
The organizer of the Beirut Marathon, May El-Khalil (5.f.r.), receives a charity cheque (2010)

The Beirut Marathon, is an annual event that takes place in Beirut, Lebanon, first held in 2003. It is a founding member of Asian Premier Marathons, and was accredited as a Silver Label Road Race by the IAAF.[citation needed]

The marathons are managed by the Beirut Marathon Association, a non-profit non-governmental organization registered under the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Lebanon.[3] It is sponsored by the BLOM Bank.[4]

  1. ^ "Beirut Marathon Association". Archived from the original on 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rita Wehbeh's Race Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "About BMA - Marathon". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  4. ^ Brune, Adrian (February 25, 2017). "Racing to Rebuild the Middle East". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2017.  – via Foreign Affairs (subscription required)