Rome Marathon
Template:Short description Template:Infobox athletics race The Rome Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Rome, Italy.
History
The competition has also doubled as the Italian Marathon championships on two occasions; in 1983 and 1986. The race date was shifted from the traditional March schedule to 1 January in 2000 for a special edition of the event to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium. The IAAF Rome Millennium Marathon received the support of Primo Nebiolo and national federation president Gianni Gola. The race start point was at Saint Peter's Square and Pope John Paul II delivered a short benediction in approval of the event and the Bells of Saint Peter's replaced the usual starter's pistol to signal the beginning of the race.[1]
The 2010 race was held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Abebe Bikila's win at the 1960 Rome Olympic marathon race, a watershed moment in the development of East African competitive running. The 2010 men's winner, Siraj Gena, earned a 5000€ bonus for crossing the finish line barefoot in honour of Abebe Bikila's style.[2]
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, with all registration fees being applied for a guaranteed entry to the 2021 edition of the race, and all finishers to be awarded two medals in 2021.[3][4]
Winners
[[File:Stefano Baldini.jpg|thumb|upright|1998 winner Stefano Baldini (pictured here in London) also won the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTemplate:SndMen's marathon|2004 Olympic marathon]].]]
Key:
- Template:Legend2 Course record (in bold)
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- Template:Legend2 Italian championship race
See also
- Spirit of the Marathon II, 2013 documentary
Notes
References
- List of winners
- Città di Roma Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-03-27). Retrieved on 2010-01-31.
External links
Template:Footer Rome Marathon Champions Men Template:Footer Rome Marathon Champions Women Template:Marathons in Italy Template:IAAF Silver Label
- ↑ Wallace-Jones, Sean (2000-01-01). Loroupe retains Marathon Crown at dawn of New Millennium. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-22.
- ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-03-21). Ethiopian double as Rome celebrates Bikila – Rome Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-22.
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