Jakarta Marathon
Jakarta Marathon | |
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![]() 2016 logo of Jakarta Marathon | |
Date | Last Sunday of October |
Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Distance | Marathon, Half marathon |
Established | 2013 |
Course records | Men's: 2:14:23 (2019)![]() Women's: 2:40:25 (2014) ![]() |
Official site | Jakarta Marathon |
Participants | 1,126 (2019) 804 (2018) |
The Jakarta Marathon is a marathon held annually in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia in Southeast Asia, since 2013. The marathon is organised by the tourism ministry of Government of Indonesia, and is recognised by Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS)[1] and International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF).[2]
The Jakarta Marathon is aimed to project Jakarta as a "world class" tourist destination, especially in sport tourism, and is regarded as the "biggest running event of Indonesia".[3][4][5]
History[]
The marathon was first held in 2013.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all entries automatically transferred to 2021.[6]
Course[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Merdeka_Square_Monas_02.jpg/220px-Merdeka_Square_Monas_02.jpg)
The IAAF recognised the route of Jakarta Marathon as "Grade A".[2] The Full and Half Marathon route passes through various popular landmarks of the city, including National Monument or Monas, the Istiqlal Mosque and the Cathedral across, the Old Batavia and the Fatahillah Square.[5]
The 2015 edition had alternative routes from the earlier two versions because of various construction work. The route of the 2015 version passed through National Monument (Monas), Jalan Imam Bonjol, HR Rasuna Said Street, then turned at Gerbang Pemuda to MH Thamrin Avenue, Jalan Abdul Muis, Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Chinatown, Bank Mandiri Museum, Jalan Gadjah Mada, the Catholic Cathedral, and finished back at the National Monument (Monas).[4]
Prizes[]
In 2014, the total amount of prize money was Rp 2.4 billion,[5] while in 2015 it was Rp 2.6 billion.[3]
Other races[]
A half marathon, a 10K run and a 5K run are also held in addition to the full marathon.[7]
There is also a special race of children, called "Maratoonz".[7]
Management[]
Jakarta Marathon is sponsored by Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry of Indonesia along with Jakarta administration.[8]
PLN, the state electric utility company, was the title sponsor (and the marathon was named "Electric Jakarta Marathon" at the time) while Persatuan Atletik Seluruh Indonesia (PASI) and INSPIRO were among the other partners.[5][9]
Participation[]
Around 10,000 people participated in the inaugural 2013 race; participation was increased to around 14,000 in 2014 and around 15,000 from 53 countries in the 2015 edition.[3]
Among foreign participants, there were the most Japanese runners in the first marathon of 2013. In the 2014 version, a limited number of participants were invited from Africa because of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and only 9 professional runners from East Africa participated in the 2014 edition.[8]
Winners[]
This list of winners below only applies to Full Marathon (42 km) only.
Key: Course record (in bold)
Ed. | Date | Male Winner | Time[a] | Female Winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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1 | 2013.10.27 | ![]() |
2:14:30 | ![]() |
2:42:57 | |
2 | 2014.10.26 | ![]() |
2:14:51 | ![]() |
2:40:25 | |
3 | 2015.10.25 | ![]() |
2:17:43 | ![]() |
2:43:30 | |
4 | 2016.10.23 | ![]() |
2:21:24 | ![]() |
2:42:24 | |
5 | 2017.10.29 | ![]() |
2:21:26 | ![]() |
3:07:54 | |
6 | 2018.10.28 | ![]() |
2:19:25 | ![]() |
2:46:49 | |
7 | 2019.10.27 | ![]() |
2:14:23 | ![]() |
2:40:46 | |
2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [6] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "AIMS – Calendar of Races". Aimsworldrunning.org. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b "IAAF Approves Jakarta Marathon's Route | Metro | Tempo.Co :: Indonesian News Portal". En.tempo.co. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Thousands of runners to join Jakarta Marathon 2015 on Sunday". The Jakarta Post. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Here are the New Routes for Jakarta Marathon 2015 | GIVnews.com – Indonesian Perspective to Global Audience". Globalindonesianvoices.com. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Wonderful Indonesia – Jakarta Marathon 2014 : Indonesia's Biggest Running Event". Indonesia.travel. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20201026050546/https://thejakartamarathon.com/
- ^ a b "Kenyans Dominate Men's Event at Jakarta Marathon | Jakarta Globe". Jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Jakarta Marathon to limit number of African runners". The Jakarta Post. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Mandiri Jakarta Marathon 2015". OMG! Jakarta. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- Sport in Jakarta
- Marathons in Asia
- Athletics competitions in Indonesia
- Recurring sporting events established in 2013
- 2013 establishments in Indonesia
- October sporting events