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
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| Year | Participants | Start point | Finish point | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | ||||||
| 2016 |
16,000 | Kasturba Nagar MRTS station | CPT-IP ground |  JegadheesanTime: 2:35:20 |
Vairavanathan Time: 2:41:49 |
Nagesh 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 | Shailaja Sridhar Time: 3:49:36 |
Helena Time: 3:54:45 |
Sneka 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 | Soji Mathew Time: 1:11:26 |
B.C. Tilak Time: 1:13:56 |
Vinod 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 | Padmavathy Time: 1:31:21 |
Poongodi Time: 1:40:39 |
Vasantha 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
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| 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
- ^ "Mugu Antony Ngudu wins Chennai Marathon". The Hindu. Chennai. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Freshworks Chennai Marathon". 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Freshworks Chennai Marathon". thechennaimarathon.com/. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ 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.