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since 1990, when the city was first opened to foreigners. The summer marathon is part of the City Days festivities. It takes place during the week of St. Ilya's Day, the patron saint of Omsk, in early August. The marathon itself takes place during the first Saturday of August. The winter half-marathon is during the January 7 Orthodox Christmas week. The race date was moved forward a week in 2012 so that the start time exactly coincided with that of the 2012 Olympic men's marathon held in

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. It was delayed until September in 2013 due to the

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during that period. It was organised in 1990 by Dmitri Khodko and Sergei Govrilov as an attempt to open Omsk to foreigners. The foreign participation was headed by Claude Fisicaro, an Australian living in London, through a running club called World Runners, who ran in aid of ending hunger. Later directors of the

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actively participated in the early years of the Siberian International Marathon. The first marathon was attended by 1800 athletes, including 32 foreigners from 9 countries one of which was British MP John Austin-Walker, and a Kenyan marathon runner who due to flight difficulty arrived the morning of the marathon. Since the early 1990s, the marathon has attracted thousands of participants (and many foreigners) each year and the number is growing annually. It is designated as an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, making it the only such competition in the country to hold

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caused the 2020 & 2022 races to go virtual, respectively.

Events

Currently, the events for the Siberian International Marathon include: *

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(42 km 195m - distance is certified by the AIMS). First 10 women and men receive monetary prizes. *

Wheelchair 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 div ...

(42 km 195m). First 10 women and men receive monetary prizes. *

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(42 km 195m; 6 participants; legs of 5, 10, 5, 10, 5, and 7.195 kilometer). First 3 male and female teams receive monetary prizes. * Speedskating marathon (42 km 195m). Marathon on in-line skates. First 3 receive monetary prizes.

Past winners

NOTE: no race in 2020 nor 2022. Nadja Wijenberg

Key:

References

{{Reflist ;List of winners *Podbelski, Konstantin & Loonstra, Klaas (2013-09-25)
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. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.

External links

Official website
Sport in Omsk Recurring sporting events established in 1990 Sport in Siberia Marathons in Russia Summer events in Russia

Events

Past winners

See also

References

External links