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South American Marathon Championships
The South American Marathon Championships (Spanish: ''Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Maratón'') is an annual road running competition organized by CONSUDATLE for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. The event was established in 1994 as South American Marathon Cup (''Copa Sudamericana de Maratón'') following its removal from the main South American Championship programme after 1991. Discontinued after 2002, the event was reestablished under the current name in 2009. Editions Results Men 1.): In 1995, the race was won by Adalbert Browne from in 2:33:06 hrs, Victor Ledgers from was 2nd in 2:42:30 hrs, both athletes running as guests. 2.): In 1997, the race was won by Kipkemboi Cheruiyot from in 2:17:09 hrs, Andrei Kuznetsov from was 3rd in 2:17:56 hrs, both athletes running as guests. 3.): In 2000, the race was won by David Ngetich from in 2:15:21 hrs, Paul Yego from was 3rd in 2:17:23 hrs, both athletes running as gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). History Origin The name ''Marathon'' comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that, while he was taking part in the Battle of Marathon, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
