The Buriram Marathon is held every February at the Chang International Circuit in

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, northeastern Thailand. Its title sponsor is

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. The marathon events are regularly attended by elite runners from Thailand,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Ethiopia, Kenya, and other countries.

History

The Buriram Marathon was founded by Newin Chidchob, the President of

Buriram United Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...

and Executive of Chang International Circuit.Second Buriram Marathon On February 11 2018
''Buriram Times''. The inaugural event was launched in 2017. More than 24,000 runners participated in the 3rd Buriram Marathon in 2019, which was marked by much higher than usual humidity and temperatures.Kenyans dominate Buriram Marathon
''The Nation''. February 12, 2019.

History

Past winners

Marathon

Half marathon

10 km

References

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