Chennai Marathon
The Chennai Marathon is an annual marathon in Chennai, India. The event is organised by chennai Runners and one of the few events in the state to be endorsed by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)
Starting from the Napier bridge in the Marina Beach and terminating at the Annai Velankanni Church on the Elliot's Beach, it is considered south indias biggest city marathon, in which over 1,000 athletes and more than 20,000 people participate. The event includes 3 categories full Marathon, half marathon & the.most popular 10kms racel,[1]d.[2]
The 5th edition, was held on 31 January 2016,[3]
Results
Full Marathon: Men
| Year | Participants | Start point | Finish point | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | ||||||
| 2016 |
16,000 | Kasturba Nagar MRTS station | CPT-IP ground |  JegadheesanTime: 2:35:20 |
Bairavanathan Time: 2:41:49 |
Nagesh Pawar Time: 2:44:11 | ||
| 2017 |
25000** | Kasturba Nagar MRTS station | CPT-IP ground | Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: | ||
Full Marathon: Women
| Year | Participants | Start point | Finish point | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | ||||||
| 2016 |
16,000 | Kasturba Nagar MRTS station | CPT-IP ground | Shailaja Sridhar Time: 3:49:36 |
Helena Time: 3:54:45 |
Sneka Time: 4:20:00 | ||
| 2017 |
25000** | Kasturba Nagar MRTS station | CPT-IP ground | Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: | ||
Half Marathon: Men
| Year | Participants | Start point | Finish point | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | ||||||
| 2016 |
16,000 | Napier Bridge | CPT-IP ground | Soji Mathew Time: 1:11:26 |
B.C. Tilak Time: 1:13:56 |
Vinod Kumar Time: 1:14:45 | ||
| 2017 |
Unknown | Napier Bridge | CPT-IP ground | Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: | ||
Half Marathon: Women
| Year | Participants | Start point | Finish point | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | ||||||
| 2016 |
16,000 | Napier Bridge | CPT-IP ground | Padmavathy Time: 1:31:21 |
Poongodi Time: 1:40:39 |
Vasantha Mani Time: 1:42:11 | ||
| 2017 |
Unknown | Napier Bridge | CPT-IP ground | Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: |
Yet to be held Time: | ||
Victories by nationality
| Country | Men's Open | Women's Open | Men's Half Marathon | Women's Half Marathon | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
~3 | ~3 | ~3 | ~3 | ~12 |
 Kenya |
~1 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~1 |
References
- ↑ "Mugu Antony Ngudu wins Chennai Marathon". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 Oct 2011.
- ↑ "Hundreds hit the road in aid of poor children". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times of India. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 13 Oct 2011.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Traffic diversion for Chennai marathon on Sunday". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times of India. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 13 Oct 2011.
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External links
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