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The Asunción International Marathon (), known by its acronym as MIA, is an annual
road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ru ...
event over the
marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...
distance (42.195 km) which takes place in August in
Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
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Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
, since 2010.
It's organized by Paraguay Marathon Club and the
Paraguayan Athletics Federation The Paraguayan Athletics Federation (FPA; ''Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Paraguay. It is located at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes in Asunción, where it hosts its annual natio ...
, member of
World Athletics World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport ...
.Maratón Internacional de Asunción
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Sport in Paraguay Sport in Paraguay is an important part of national culture. Association football is the most popular sport, while basketball is also very popular. Other sports such as padel, volleyball, futsal, swimming and tennis are popular as well. Other Par ...
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List of marathon races in South America This is a list of marathon Road running, runs in Central America and South America. Legend Race list By continent * List of marathon races in Africa * List of marathon races in Asia * List of marathon races in Australia * List of marathon ...


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{{reflist Marathons in Paraguay Sports competitions in Asunción Recurring sporting events established in 2010 2010 establishments in Paraguay August in sports Summer in Paraguay