The Xiamen Marathon () is a Platinum Label

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event held annually on the

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. Xiamen C&D Inc. is the current

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for the race. More than 50,000 runners took part in the race in 2010.Gallagher, Brendan (2010-01-22)
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History

The Xiamen International Marathon, which began in 2003 and is deemed by the

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as a Gold Label Road Race, is famous for its coastal scenic course. The entire course follows the scenic sections of the coastal city. The 2010 edition of the race had at least 30 instances of

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, with some runners carrying multiple timing sensors or using

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mid-course. Judges believed this was due to students attempting to gain bonus points for their

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Winners

Key:

Multiple wins

By country

Results

Men

Women

References

External links

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Marathoninfo - Xiamen Marathon
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