Marius Kimutai Explained

Marius Kimutai
Birth Date:1992 12, df=yes
Country:Bahrain
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running

Marius Kimutai (born 10 December 1992) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner.

Career

In 2015, he won the Dalian International Marathon in Dalian, China with a time of 2:15:18.

In 2017, he won the Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a time of 2:06:04. That year, he also won the Ljubljana Marathon in Ljubljana, Slovenia with a time of 2:08:33.

In 2019, he won the Hangzhou International Marathon in Hangzhou, China with a time of 2:10:05 which was also a new course record.[1] [2] He became the first Bahraini winner of the event.[2]

In 2023 Marius Kimutai won the Barcelona Marathon with 02:05:06

On April 10, 2024, Marius Kimutai returned a signed Admission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations and Acceptance of Consequences form, confirming that he admitted to the anti-doping rule violations and accepted the claimed period of ineligibility. On April 15, Marius Kimutai was suspended for three years for doping.[3]

Achievements

2013Brescia MarathonBrescia, Italy1stMarathon2:13:02
2014Taiyuan MarathonTaiyuan, China2ndMarathon2:13:16
Danzhou International MarathonDanzhou, China1stMarathon2:12:27
2015Chongqing MarathonChongqing, China3rdMarathon2:13:45
Dalian International MarathonDalian, China1stMarathon2:15:18
Rennes MarathonRennes, France1stMarathon2:09:14
2016Mumbai MarathonMumbai, India3rdMarathon2:09:39
Yellow River Estuary International MarathonDongyang, China2ndMarathon2:09:32
Amsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands3rdMarathon2:05:47
2017Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlandsbgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:06:04
Ljubljana MarathonLjubljana, Sloveniabgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:08:33
2018Seoul International MarathonSeoul, South Korea4thMarathon2:07:45
2019Chongqing International MarathonChongqing, China4thMarathon2:10:37
Taiyuan International MarathonTaiyuan, China1stMarathon2:09:43
Hangzhou International MarathonHangzhou, Chinabgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:10:05

Notes and References

  1. News: Bahrain's Kimutai wins Hangzhou Marathon. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105032507/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/03/c_138525007.htm. 5 November 2019. 3 November 2019. Xinhua News Agency. 28 December 2019. live.
  2. News: Kenyans rule the roads abroad. 4 November 2019. The Star. 28 December 2019.
  3. News: Sport Athletics-Bahraini marathon runner Kimutai gets three-year ban for doping. 15 April 2024. The Print. 15 April 2024.