Sabarmati Marathon was an annual marathon foot-race held in

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. It was held in January-February months from 2010 to 2015. It attracted a large number of local as well as some foreign participants.

Marathon

Sabarmati Marathon was organized by

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in association with Amdavad Distance Runners. It had five categories: full

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 ...

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

, 7 km dream run, 5 km run for visually challenged persons and 5 km wheelchair run.

History

In 2011, more than 8000 persons including 73 foreigners participated in the event. In the 3rd edition held on 6 January 2013, 15,689 runners, including foreign athletes took part. 528 participated in the full marathon, 1934 participated in the half marathon and 13,157 participated in the 7km dream run. 53 participated in 5km run for visually challenged persons while 17 in 5km wheelchair run. A Cyclothon was also organized on 27 January 2013. The fourth edition of the marathon was organized on 5 January with the cyclothon being held on 19 January 2014. Around 17000 people participated in the event that year. The fifth and last edition of the event was held on 15 February 2015 in which around 7000 people participated. In 2017,

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inaugurated which replaced the Sabarmati Marathon.

Past winners

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References

External links

Sabarmati Marathon Official Website
{{Ahmedabad Marathons in India Recurring sporting events established in 2010 2010 establishments in Gujarat Sports competitions in Ahmedabad Culture of Ahmedabad