The Maratón de Buenos Aires is an annual marathon foot-race which takes place in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
,
Argentina
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, during the Southern Hemisphere's Spring, usually in October.
The 21st edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon started on October 9, 2005 at 7:30 at the 9 de Julio Avenue and Córdoba Avenue in the Recoleta neighbourhood, being the start also the ending point after the 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards) of the classic race.
The course visited many important spots of the city, featuring Callao Avenue, the
River Plate Stadium
Estadio Monumental (), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,Palermo neighbourhood, Corrientes Avenue, passing by the famous Gardel's neighbourhood, then down to
La Boca
La Boca (; "the Mouth", probably of the Matanza River) is a neighborhood (''barrio'') of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. It retains a strong Italian flavour, many of its early settlers having originated in the city of Genoa.
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's Caminito, to return passing by
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a barrio of Buenos Aires in Argentina in the central business district, occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank and repres ...
,
Casa Rosada
The ''Casa Rosada'' (, eng, Pink House) is the office of the president of Argentina. The palatial mansion is known officially as ''Casa de Gobierno'' ("House of Government" or "Government House"). Normally, the president lives at the Quinta de ...
, and the city centre.
The 2005 edition had almost 3000 participants from Argentina and all over the world. Most of the foreign runners where from
Peru
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Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
and
Chile
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Europe
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an countries. More than 6000 competitors completed the complete marathon distance at the 2009 edition, out of a field of over 12,000 runners.Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-10-12) Course record for Ikoki in Buenos Aires, de Pinho and Pereira take South American Marathon titles IAAF. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2021 due to the coronaviruspandemic.Ante la incertidumbre por la pandemia y la imposibilidad de entrenamiento de los atletas de elite y aficionados Twitter
Winners
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21K Buenos Aires
The Buenos Aires Half Marathon (official name: 21k Buenos Aires), is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in September. The route starts and ends in Parque Tres de Febrer ...