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Rome City Marathon

Rome Marathon
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Runners passing the Circus Maximus during the 2006 edition
Date Sunday in March
Location Rome, Italy
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 1982
Course records Men: 2:07:17 (2009)
Benjamin Kiptoo
Women: 2:22:53 (2008)
Galina Bogomolova
Official site Maratona di Roma

The Rome Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Rome, Italy.

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.

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.

Key:   Course record   Short course   Italian Championship race



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