2024 Xiamen Marathon Champion Results

After fierce competition, Ethiopian Assefa Boji Kebeibei won the men's team championship in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 46 seconds. Beke Lech Gudetaborecha (also from Ethiopia) won the women's championship in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 54 seconds.

As the world's first "IAAF White Gold Standard" event in 2024, this year's Xiamen Marathon brought together top experts from home and abroad to compete.

65438+ 10 7, at 7: 30 in the morning, the competition started, and several African players quickly formed a leading group after starting. When Dong of China ran about 8 kilometers behind the first group, he was gradually pulled away.

In the last two kilometers from the finish line, the men's championship was fought between Ethiopian Kaebi Bay and Kenyan Kiruwa. In the end, the former won the championship in 2 hours, 06 minutes and 46 seconds, and Gumri of Morocco won the third place in the men's team.

China athletes, Dong finally won the China Men's Team Championship in 2 hours 10 minutes and 38 seconds; This is his first time to win the championship in Xiamen, and at the same time he broke the dusty record 16 set by Deng Haiyang in 2008 (the original record was 2 hours 10: 43).

Holding process

On February 3rd, 2002, at 65438, Citizen proposed to Xiamen Municipal Committee and Municipal Government of China to hold an international marathon on Huandao Road. Xiamen applied to the State Sports General Administration for the Xiamen International Marathon, which was officially approved on February 30, 65438. On March 30th, 2003, the 2003 Xiamen International Marathon was held as scheduled.

From 2003 to 2007, Xiamen International Marathon was held on the last Saturday of March every year. Since 2008, the time of Xiamen International Marathon has been advanced from the last Saturday in March to the first Saturday in 65438+ 10, and the climate is more suitable for the competition. 2003-2065 438+07 "Xiamen International Marathon" was used and renamed on 20 18.