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| Vadodara Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Vadodara International Half Marathon | |
| Date | Early January |
| Location | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| Event type | Road running |
| Distance | Marathon, Half Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | MG Motor |
| Established | 2009 (2009) |
| Official site | Vadodara Marathon |
Vadodara Marathon is a run for charity or for purpose organized now annually/bi-annually by an organization based in Vadodara. Accredited to the Association of International Marathon and Distance Races (AIMS), the Vadodara Marathon is the recipient of the AIMS gold medal for 'smallest city, biggest Marathon'.
Past Marathons
2009
Held on 22 November 2009, 31,800 people participated. Flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in presence of Kapil Dev, Milkha Singh, Paresh Rawal, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan at Navalakhi Ground Vadodara.
2011
Held on 23 January 2011, 30,000 people participated. The event had 3 categories of run: 5 km, 15 km and 21 km; which was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. For the first time in India, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags were given to each participant in the Marathons
2012
Held on 5 February 2012.
2013
Held on 15 December 2013, 12,000 people participated, including international runners.
2016
Held on 7 February 2016, over 65,000 people registered in the various different categories. The race was flagged off by Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel.
2017
Held on 5 February 2017, the race was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
2018
Held on 7 January 2018, over 92,000 people registered in the various different categories. The race was flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
2019
Held on 6 January 2019, an estimated 100,000 people registered for the event. The race was flagged off by Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani.
List of winners
Key: Half marathon
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2009 | Winner not available | Time not available | Winner not available | Time not available |
| 2nd | 2011 |  Bamzmtebe Kew (ETH)
|
1:01:02 | Berhane Adere (ETH)
|
1:09:00 |
| 3rd | 2012 | Andualem Belay (ETH)
|
1:01:20 | Yebrgual Melese (ETH)
|
1:12:28 |
| 4th | 2013 | Asefa Negewo (ETH)
|
1:03:45 | Letebirhan Gebreselasie (ETH)
|
1:11:37 |
| 5th | 2016 |  Samuel Macharia (KEN)
|
1:02:36 | Hannah Gatheru (KEN)
|
1:11:13 |
| 6th | 2017 |  Elam Singh (IND)
|
2:26:33 | Poonam Singh (IND)
|
3:32:24 |
| 7th | 2018 | Fikre Bekele (ETH)
|
2:20:12 | Alganesh Anjelo (ETH)
|
2:39:53 |
| 8th | 2019 | Wesley Kiprono (KEN)
|
2:21:17 | Preeti Lala (IND)
|
3:50:14 |
| 9th | 2020 | Cleophas Chepkwony (KEN)
|
2:25:30 | Nupur Singh (IND)
|
3:10:25 |
References
- "Vadodara Marathon is accredited by AIMS, The Economic Times, 18 January 2012". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- CM flags of Vadodara Marathon 24-Nov-2009
- "Thousands run the Vadodara Marathon". The Times of India. 22 November 2009.
- "Volunteers ensured smooth run of Vadodara Marathon". The Times of India. 25 January 2011.
- "Baroda Online". www.baroda.com.
- "India's first: Radio tags for Vadodara marathon runners". 24 November 2010.
- "Vadodara Marathon on NDTV".
- "Ethiopians win international half marathon in Vadodara". The Times of India. 15 December 2013.
- Marathon to support statue of unity, The Indian Express, 13-Nov-2013
- "Calendar of Races of India".
- Ahmedabad Mirror Newspaper 31-Oct-2015
- "Vadodara Marathon eyeing one lakh registrations". The Times of India. 9 October 2018.
