Vadodara Marathon Explained

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Date:Early January
Location:Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Type:Road running
Distance:Marathon, Half Marathon
Directors:Tejal R Amin, Kalpesh M Patel, Dilip K Shah, Amit S Bhatnagar
Sponsor:MG Motor

Vadodara Marathon is a run for charity or for purpose organized now annually/bi-annually by an organization based in Vadodara. Accredited to the Association of International Marathon and Distance Races (AIMS), the Vadodara Marathon is the recipient of the AIMS gold medal for 'smallest city, biggest Marathon'.[1]

Past Marathons

2009

Held on 22 November 2009, 31,800 people participated. Flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in presence of Kapil Dev, Milkha Singh, Paresh Rawal, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan at Navalakhi Ground Vadodara.[2] [3]

2011

Held on 23 January 2011, 30,000 people participated. [4] The event had 3 categories of run: 5 km, 15 km and 21 km; which was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.[5] For the first time in India, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags were given to each participant in the Marathons [6]

2012

Held on 5 February 2012.[7]

2013

Held on 15 December 2013, 12,000 people participated, including international runners.[8] [9]

2016

Held on 7 February 2016, over 65,000 people registered in the various different categories. The race was flagged off by Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel.[10] [11]

2017

Held on 5 February 2017, the race was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

2018

Held on 7 January 2018, over 92,000 people registered in the various different categories. The race was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

2019

Held on 6 January 2019, an estimated 100,000 people registered for the event. The race was flagged off by Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani.[12]

List of winners

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st2009Winner not availableTime not availableWinner not availableTime not available
2nd20111:01:021:09:00
3rd20121:01:201:12:28
4th20131:03:451:11:37
5th20161:02:361:11:13
6th20172:26:333:32:24
7th20182:20:122:39:53
8th20192:21:173:50:14
9th20202:25:303:10:25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vadodara Marathon is accredited by AIMS, The Economic Times, 18 January 2012 . 10 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110153455/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-18/news/30639178_1_vadodara-marathon-tejal-amin-runners . 10 January 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. http://www.narendramodi.in/chief-minister-flags-off-vadodara-marathon-2009/ CM flags of Vadodara Marathon 24-Nov-2009
  3. News: Thousands run the Vadodara Marathon. The Times of India . 22 November 2009.
  4. News: Volunteers ensured smooth run of Vadodara Marathon. The Times of India . 25 January 2011.
  5. Web site: Baroda Online. www.baroda.com.
  6. Web site: India's first: Radio tags for Vadodara marathon runners. 24 November 2010.
  7. Web site: Vadodara Marathon on NDTV.
  8. News: Ethiopians win international half marathon in Vadodara. The Times of India . 15 December 2013.
  9. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/now-marathon-to-drum-up-support-for-statue-of-unity/1194335/ Marathon to support statue of unity, The Indian Express, 13-Nov-2013
  10. Web site: Calendar of Races of India.
  11. http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/sports/local-sports/Half-marathon-on-February-7/articleshow/49600967.cms Ahmedabad Mirror Newspaper 31-Oct-2015
  12. News: Vadodara Marathon eyeing one lakh registrations. The Times of India . 9 October 2018.

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