São Paulo International Marathon
Ibirapuera Park, where the races start and finish
DateApril[1]
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K
Established1995 (1995)[2][3]
Official sitehttps://www.yescom.com.br/maratonasp/2023/ing/index.asp

The São Paulo International Marathon[lower-alpha 1] (Portuguese: Maratona Internacional de São Paulo[4]) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by São Paulo, Brazil, since 1995.[2][3][5] It was categorized as a Bronze Label Road Race by the International Association of Athletics Federations, and is the first race in Brazil to have achieved this distinction.[2] The marathon is also a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[1] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.[4]

History

The inaugural race was held on 9 October 1995.[2][6] The marathon was won by Brazilian runner Luíz Antônio dos Santos and Russian runner Nadezhda Wijenberg, with finish times of 2:17:11 and 2:39:33, respectively.[6]

In 2000, Brazilian military parachutist and debut marathoner Alex Januario led for most of the race, but finished second after Kenyan runner David Ngetich passed him less than 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the finish line.[7]

Course

All the races start and finish in Ibirapuera Park.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The race logo stylizes the English name as "Sao Paulo Int'l Marathon", without the diacritic.[4]

References

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