The Paris Ekiden, formerly known as the Versailles to Paris Ekiden, is an international ekiden (marathon relay race) held in Paris. The inaugural race in 1990 was marred by a series of problems, which led to the race's discontinuation until 2013 when it returned on an annual basis.
History The inaugural edition of the race in 1990 featured 20 teams of 6 runners, with each team consisting of 4 men and 2 women. It had a budget of 6 million Euros.
During the final stage of the race, all teams except for the two leaders Great Britain and Denmark ran off course. As a result, all but those teams ran approximately short of the official race distance. It was viewed as a failure of event security, and the competition was not held again the following year.
The race would not return again until 2013 on a yearly basis, with the elite athletes running alongside a mass ekiden race. The new race started near The Louvre and finished at the Place de la Bastille.
Winners + Paris Ekiden winning teams (6-leg races) Date Athletes Split Team Time Ref 28 October 1990 Albertina Dias 10:47 1:59:04 (~40 km) Luis-Felipe de Jesus 12:06 Ezequiel Canario 20:10 Elisio Rios 33:06 Monica Gama 19:51 23:04 3 November 2013 Yuki Namba 15:12 2:15:14 (marathon) Yuji Sasanuma 32:09 Yuki Nakamura 18:06 Yuka Ando 35:08 Kenta Chiba 15:43 Kumiko Kamei 18:59 2 November 2014 Josephat Muraga 15:18 2:07:47 (marathon) Willy Nduwimana 30:09 Said El Medouly 15:13 Ezechiel Nizigiyimana 30:25 Ruben Iindongo 15:04 Jean Claude Niyonizigiye 21:31 1 November 2015 15:49 Unirun 2:11:03 (marathon) 30:45 16:19 30:50 15:42 21:42 6 November 2016 15:50 Unirun 2:13:41 (marathon) 31:26 16:05 31:42 16:37 22:03 5 November 2017 14:31 Unirun 1 2:14:33 (marathon) 31:50 15:49 32:17 15:35 24:31 4 November 2018 Alès Cévennes Athlétisme 2:08:23 (marathon) 3 November 2019 15:33 Unirun 59 2:10:22 (marathon) 29:52 15:25 31:20 15:17 22:58 7 November 2021 Jules Robin 14:39 PMAV 2:13:21 (marathon) Hatem Fares 31:11 Ken Chareil 16:27 Sajid Mouhcine 32:19 Yacine Tajja 15:58 Youssef Mekdafou 22:51 6 November 2022 14:27 Team Adidas 2:04:40 (marathon) 29:55 16:07 28:54 14:39 20:41 5 November 2023 15:12 Racing Multi Athlon 2:14:53 (42 km) 33:54 15:27 32:37 16:25 21:22
Stage bests + Best stage times per year (6-stage race) Year Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete Distance Best time Athlete 1990 3.2 km 10:47 4.5 km 11:59 7.1 km 18:56 10.9 km 32:24 6.9 km 19:22 7.7 km 22:47 2013 5.25 km 15:12 10.5 km 32:09 5.25 km 18:06 10.5 km 35:08 5.25 km 15:43 5.445 km 18:22 2014 5 km 15:18 10 km 29:48 5 km 14:40 10 km 30:15 5 km 14:34 7.195 km 21:31 2015 5 km 15:49 10 km 30:27 5 km 16:19 10 km 30:27 5 km 15:42 7.195 km 20:53 2016 5 km 15:13 10 km 31:26 5 km 15:57 10 km 31:41 5 km 16:01 7.195 km 21:39 2017 5 km 14:25 10 km 31:50 5 km 15:49 10 km 32:15 5 km 15:28 7.195 km 23:54 2018 5.1 km 14:45 10 km 29:44 5 km 15:12 10 km 29:58 5 km 14:59 7.095 km 20:51 2019 5.1 km 14:56 10 km 29:52 5 km 15:25 10 km 31:20 5 km 15:17 7.095 km 22:43 2021 5.1 km 14:02 10 km 29:34 5 km 16:05 Kevin Cecchinel 10 km 30:37 Bertrand Gaget 5 km 15:43 Yoan Duboin 7.095 km 22:32 Kevin Daniel 2022 5 km 14:02 10 km 29:29 5 km 15:04 10 km 28:54 5 km 14:39 7.195 km 20:41 2023 5 km 15:12 10 km 31:18 5 km 15:27 10 km 31:34 5 km 15:43 7 km 21:22
References
External links Team results archive