List of marathon races in Africa explained

This page lists the marathon runs in Africa.

Legend

Symbol/Column	Description
Bold	Bold faced races are included in the World Marathon Majors
	Platinum
	Gold
	Elite
	Label
(year)	Defunct

Race list

Name	City / Race Location	Country	Month* *Last race was held	Inception	Ref
Accra International Marathon	Accra		September	2007
Accra Milo Marathon	Accra		October	1987	^[1] ^[2]
Cape Town Marathon	Cape Town		September	2007
Durban Marathon	Durban		March	2021
Gaborone City Marathon	Gaborone		April	2009	^[3]
Kigali International Peace Marathon	Kigali		May	2005
Lagos Marathon	Lagos		February	1983
Marathon du Gabon	Libreville		November	2013
Marrakesh Marathon	Marrakesh		January
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope	Mount Cameroon		February	1973
Nairobi Marathon	Nairobi		October	2003
Rabat Marathon	Rabat		April	2015
Two Oceans Marathon	Cape Town		March	1970
Tunis–Carthage Marathon	Tunis		December	1986

See also

• List of marathon races in Asia
• List of marathon races in Australia
• List of marathon races in Europe
• List of marathon races in North America
• List of marathon races in South America
• IAAF Road Race Label Events
• World Marathon Majors

External links

• List of marathons 1940–present (Association of Road Racing Statisticians)
• List of marathons from Association of International Marathons and Road Races

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2004-09-26. Previous winners of the Accra Milo Marathon. modernghana.com/sports news. 2009-11-12.
2. News: 2006-10-10. Accra Milo Marathon for October. The Statesman. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212125002/http://thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=896&section=3. 2010-02-12. 2010-05-01.
3. Web site: Gaborone City Marathon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100322200348/http://www.gaboronecitymarathon.com/. 2010-03-22. 2010-08-04.