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Cape Town Marathon
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a City Marathon (42.2 km) held in Cape Town, South Africa, first held in its current form in 2007. The marathon itself is held on a fast and flat course, starting and finishing in Green Point, near the Cape Town Stadium. Other distances include road races of 5km and 10km, and three trail runs of 11/12km, 22km and 46km, added in 2021 as the Cape Town Trail Marathon.
The Cape Town Marathon is also the host of the South African marathon championships. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.
In 1994, the first iteration of the Cape Town Marathon was organised by Celtic Harriers running club. It started and finished in Pinelands.
In 1996, the Cape Town Marathon was won by Josia Thugwane, who went on to win the men's Olympic Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2005 and 2006, a separately organised marathon was also held in Cape Town.
The first Cape Town Marathon (in its current format) was run in September 2007. From 2007 to 2013 the race was organized by Western Province Athletics, under a corporate sponsorship agreement with the national federation, Athletics South Africa. From 2014 its name changed to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, and it is being run under a joint partnership between Western Province Athletics, the City of Cape Town and Asem Running.
The 2013 men's winner Lindikhaya Mthangayi (2:17:02) was stripped of his title in 2014 due to a failed doping test for the steroid methandienone. The original runner-up Paul Manawa was elevated to first place as a result.
In 2014, 2015 and 2016 it was accredited with IAAF Silver Label status. In 2017 it was the first African Marathon to achieve IAAF Gold Label Status, which it continues to achieve.
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Cape Town Marathon
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a City Marathon (42.2 km) held in Cape Town, South Africa, first held in its current form in 2007. The marathon itself is held on a fast and flat course, starting and finishing in Green Point, near the Cape Town Stadium. Other distances include road races of 5km and 10km, and three trail runs of 11/12km, 22km and 46km, added in 2021 as the Cape Town Trail Marathon.
The Cape Town Marathon is also the host of the South African marathon championships. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.
In 1994, the first iteration of the Cape Town Marathon was organised by Celtic Harriers running club. It started and finished in Pinelands.
In 1996, the Cape Town Marathon was won by Josia Thugwane, who went on to win the men's Olympic Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2005 and 2006, a separately organised marathon was also held in Cape Town.
The first Cape Town Marathon (in its current format) was run in September 2007. From 2007 to 2013 the race was organized by Western Province Athletics, under a corporate sponsorship agreement with the national federation, Athletics South Africa. From 2014 its name changed to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, and it is being run under a joint partnership between Western Province Athletics, the City of Cape Town and Asem Running.
The 2013 men's winner Lindikhaya Mthangayi (2:17:02) was stripped of his title in 2014 due to a failed doping test for the steroid methandienone. The original runner-up Paul Manawa was elevated to first place as a result.
In 2014, 2015 and 2016 it was accredited with IAAF Silver Label status. In 2017 it was the first African Marathon to achieve IAAF Gold Label Status, which it continues to achieve.