Jakarta Marathon

Jakarta Marathon
2016 logo of Jakarta Marathon
Date	Last Sunday of October
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Distance	half and full Marathon
Established	2013
Official site	thejakartamarathon.com/2015/en/

Jakarta Marathon, officially Mandiri Jakarta Marathon, is the marathon held annually in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia in Southeast Asia. The marathon is recognised by Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) and International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF). Marathon is organised by tourism ministry of Government of Indonesia. In 2015, the race was held on 25 October, and more than 15,000 people from 53 countries participated in the 2015 marathon. The Jakarta Marathon is aimed to project Jakarta as "world class" tourist destination, especially in sport tourism, and is regarded as the "biggest running event of Indonesia".

Jakarta Marathon is sponsored by Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry of Indonesia along with Jakarta administration.Mandiri bank, the largest bank of Indonesia, is the title sponsor, while Persatuan Atletik Seluruh Indonesia (PASI) and INSPIRO are among the other partners. The marathon is also recognised by Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) and International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF).

Around 10,000 people participated in the inaugural 2013 race; participation was increased to around 14,000 in 2014 and around 15,000 in the 2015 edition. There are events such as the full marathon of 42 km, the half marathon of 21 km, and 10 km and 5 km races. There is also a special race of children, called "Maratoonz". 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. In 2014, the total amount of prize money was Rp 2.4 billion, while in 2015 it was Rp 2.6 billion.