List of World Athletics Label marathon races

This is a worldwide list of World Athletics Label Road Races marathon runs.

Legend

Symbol/Column	Description
Bold	Bold faced races are included in the World Marathon Majors
	Platinum
	Gold
	Elite
	Label

Race list

Platinum

Name	City / Race Location	Country	Month* *Last race was held	Inception	Ref
Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam	Netherlands	October	1975
Berlin Marathon	Berlin	Germany	September	1974
Boston Marathon	Boston	United States	April	1897
Chicago Marathon	Chicago	United States	October	1977
London Marathon	London	United Kingdom	April	1981
Nagoya Women's Marathon	Nagoya	Japan	March	1980
New York City Marathon	New York City	United States	November	1970
Osaka Women's Marathon	Osaka	Japan	January	1982
Seoul International Marathon	Seoul	South Korea	March	1931
Shanghai Marathon	Shanghai	China	December	2000
Sydney Marathon	Sydney	Australia	September	2001	[1][2]
Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo	Japan	February	1981
Valencia Marathon	Valencia	Spain	December	1981
Xiamen Marathon	Xiamen	China	January	2003

Gold

Name	City / Race Location	Country	Month* *Last race was held	Inception	Ref
Barcelona Marathon	Barcelona	Spain	March	1978
Beijing Marathon	Beijing	China	October	1981	[3]
Daegu Marathon	Daegu	South Korea	April	2009
Dalian Marathon	Dalian	China	May	1987
Dubai Marathon	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	January	1998
Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka	Japan	December	1947
Guangzhou Marathon	Guangzhou	China	December	2012
Hangzhou International Marathon	Hangzhou	China	November	1987
Hong Kong Marathon	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	February	1997
Houston Marathon	Houston	United States	January	1972
Istanbul Marathon	Istanbul	Turkey	November	1979
Lagos City Marathon	Lagos	Nigeria	January	2016
Ljubljana Marathon	Ljubljana	Slovenia	October	1996
Mexico City Marathon	Mexico City	Mexico	August	1983
Mumbai Marathon	Mumbai	India	January	2004
New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon	New Taipei City	Taiwan	March	1979
Osaka Marathon	Osaka	Japan	February	2011
Ottawa Marathon	Ottawa	Canada	May	1975
Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam	Netherlands	April	1981
Singapore Marathon	Singapore	Singapore	December	1982

Elite/Label

Name	City / Race Location	Country	Month* *Last race was held	Inception	Ref
Athens Marathon	Athens	Greece	November	1972
Bali Marathon	Gianyar	Indonesia	September	2012	[4]
Beirut Marathon	Beirut	Lebanon	November	2003
Buenos Aires Marathon	Buenos Aires	Argentina	October	1984	[5][6]
Cape Town Marathon	Cape Town	South Africa	September	2007
Copenhagen Marathon	Copenhagen	Denmark	May	1980
Gold Coast Marathon	Gold Coast	Australia	July	1979
Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg	Germany	April	1986
Košice Peace Marathon	Košice	Slovakia	October	1924
Lake Biwa Marathon	Ōtsu	Japan	March	1946
Paris Marathon	Paris	France	April	1976
Riga Marathon	Riga	Latvia	May	1991
Taipei Marathon	Taipei	Taiwan	December	2002
Tallinn Marathon	Tallinn	Estonia	September	1989
Toronto Waterfront Marathon	Toronto	Canada	October	2000

See also

• Sports portal
• Lists portal

• World Athletics Label Road Races
• World Marathon Majors

References

1. "Sydney Running Festival". Retrieved 2020-07-02.
2. Payten, Iain (2023-01-06). "Sydney chasing Kipchoge in race to join world's 'major' marathons". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
3. "Beijing International Marathon Race Winners". www.arrs.run. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
4. "Maybank Marathon Rises Up The Bar". Maybank Indonesia.
5. "Home - Maraton Internacional de Buenos Aires". Maratondebuenosaires.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
6. "Buenos Aires Marathon Race Winners". ARRS. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

External links

• List of marathons in the United States and Canada
• List of Fastest Marathons - U.S. & Canada
• List of marathons 1940–present (Association of Road Racing Statisticians)
• List of marathons from Association of International Marathons and Road Races