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{{Short description|Annual marathon held in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
The '''Chennai Marathon''' is an annual [[marathon]] held in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The event is organised by the Chennai Runners, and is one of the few events in the state to be endorsed by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).

Starting at the [[Napier Bridge]] in [[Marina Beach]] (for Full Marathon, Twenty Miler & 10k)  & [[Edward Elliot's Beach|Elliot's Beach]] (for Half Marathon) and terminating at the [https://www.imu.edu.in/imunew/ Indian Maritime University, East Coast Road] (for Full Marathon, Twenty Miler & Half Marathon) & at CPT Ground, Tharamani (for 10k). It is considered South India's largest city marathon, in which over 1,000 athletes and more than 20,000 amateurs participate. The event has four categories: full Marathon, Twenty Miler, Half marathon, and the most popular, the 10&nbsp;km race.<ref>{{cite news 
  | title = Mugu Antony Ngudu wins Chennai Marathon
  | newspaper = The Hindu
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 13 February 2011
  | url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article1451128.ece
  | accessdate = 13 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news 
  | author = 
  | title = Hundreds hit the road in aid of poor children
  | location = Chennai
  | date = 13 July 2008
  | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Hundreds-hit-the-road-in-aid-of-poor-children/articleshow/3227652.cms
  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103074920/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-13/chennai/27943230_1_marina-beach-underprivileged-children-varsha
  | url-status = live
  | archive-date = 3 January 2013
  | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
  | access-date = 13 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2023 |title=Freshworks Chennai Marathon |url=https://www.facebook.com/FreshworksChennaiMarathon/}}</ref>

The 2024 edition will be held on Saturday 06 Jan 2024 and an expected 20,000 competitors would be participating. The event is sponsored by Freshworks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 |title=Freshworks Chennai Marathon |url=https://thechennaimarathon.com/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=thechennaimarathon.com/ |language=en}}</ref> <!--Needs to be updated with dates once found.-->

==Results==
===Full Marathon: Men===
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2017}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016<br>
|16,000
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Jegadheesan<br><small>Time: 2:35:20</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Vairavanathan<br><small>Time: 2:41:49</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Nagesh Pawar<br><small>Time: 2:44:11</small>
|-
|2017<br>
|'''25000*'''
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|-
|2023
|20,000+
|
|
|Vinoth Kumar Srinivasan (02:37:28)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2023 |title=India's Vinod Kumar and Kenyan Kimitwai win titles at Chennai Marathon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/indias-vinod-kumar-and-kenyan-kimitwai-win-titles-at-chennai-marathon/articleshow/96833327.cms |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|Gyan Babu (02:48:46)
|Jegadheesan Munusamy (02:57:39),
|-
|}

===Full Marathon: Women===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016<br>
|16,000
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Shailaja Sridhar<br><small>Time: 3:49:36</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Helena<br><small>Time: 3:54:45</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Sneka<br><small>Time: 4:20:00</small>
|-
|2017<br>
|'''25000**'''
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|-
|2023
|20,000+
|
|
|Brigid Jerono Kimitwai (03:31:36)<ref name=":0" />
|Sandya Shanker (03:33:57)
|Mamta Rawat (03:53:41)
|-
|}

===Half Marathon: Men===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016<br>
|16,000
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Soji Mathew<br><small>Time: 1:11:26</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}B.C. Tilak<br><small>Time: 1:13:56</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Vinod Kumar<br><small>Time: 1:14:45</small>
|-
|2017<br>
|Unknown
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|-
|2023
|20,000+
|
|
|Monu Kumar
|Mallikarjuna P
|Asokan Shanmugam
|-
|}

===Half Marathon: Women===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016<br>
|16,000
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Padmavathy<br><small>Time: 1:31:21</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Poongodi<br><small>Time: 1:40:39</small>
|{{flagicon|India}}Vasantha Mani<br><small>Time: 1:42:11</small>
|-
|2017<br>
|Unknown
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|Yet to be held<br><small>Time:</small>
|-
|2023
|20,000+
|
|
|Vrushali Uttekar
|Jagadeeswari J J
|Thraranidivya Palanisamy
|-
|}

==Victories by nationality==
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2017}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country !!Men's<br>Open !!Women's<br>Open !!Men's<br>Half Marathon !!Women's<br>Half Marathon !!Total
|-
|{{IND}}
|~3
|~3
|~3
|~3
|~12
|-
|{{KEN}}
|~1
|~
|~
|~
|~1
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://indiarunning.com/marathon-calendar.html Running Races in India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719024034/http://thewiprochennaimarathon.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060317061315/http://www.kiruba.com/2005/02/snapshots-from-chennai-marathon-move.html Snapshots from the Chennai Marathon 2005]

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[[Category:Marathons in India]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Chennai|Marathon]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]


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