Paris Marathon | |
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Date | April |
Location | Paris, France |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Schneider |
Established | 1976 (current era) |
Course records | Men's: 2:04:21 (2021) Elisha Rotich Women's: 2:19:48 (2022) Judith Korir |
Official site | Paris Marathon |
Participants | 53,899 (2024) 50,780 (2023) |
The Paris Marathon (French: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in terms of finishers[1] and is typically among the five largest marathons in the world.[2]
The marathon begins along the Champs-Élysées, runs southeast through the city to the Bois de Vincennes, heads back through the city along the River Seine, and finishes on Avenue Foch.