The Chennai Marathon is an annual marathon held in Chennai, India. The event is organised by the Chennai Runners, and is one of the few events in the state to be endorsed by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).
Starting at the Napier Bridge in Marina Beach (for Full Marathon, Twenty Miler & 10k) & Elliot's Beach (for Half Marathon) and terminating at the Indian Maritime University, East Coast Road (for Full Marathon, Twenty Miler & Half Marathon) & at CPT Ground, Tharamani (for 10k). It is considered South India's largest city marathon, in which over 1,000 athletes and more than 20,000 amateurs participate. The event has four categories: full Marathon, Twenty Miler, Half marathon, and the most popular, the 10 km race.
The 2024 edition will be held on Saturday 06 Jan 2024 and an expected 20,000 competitors would be participating. The event is sponsored by Freshworks.
Results Full Marathon: Men
YearParticipantsStart pointFinish pointResultFirstSecondThird201616,000Kasturba Nagar MRTS stationCPT-IP groundJegadheesanTime: 2:35:20VairavanathanTime: 2:41:49Nagesh PawarTime: 2:44:11201725000*Kasturba Nagar MRTS stationCPT-IP groundYet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:202320,000+Vinoth Kumar Srinivasan (02:37:28)Gyan Babu (02:48:46)Jegadheesan Munusamy (02:57:39),
Full Marathon: Women
YearParticipantsStart pointFinish pointResultFirstSecondThird201616,000Kasturba Nagar MRTS stationCPT-IP groundShailaja SridharTime: 3:49:36HelenaTime: 3:54:45SnekaTime: 4:20:00201725000**Kasturba Nagar MRTS stationCPT-IP groundYet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:202320,000+Brigid Jerono Kimitwai (03:31:36)Sandya Shanker (03:33:57)Mamta Rawat (03:53:41)
Half Marathon: Men
YearParticipantsStart pointFinish pointResultFirstSecondThird201616,000Napier BridgeCPT-IP groundSoji MathewTime: 1:11:26B.C. TilakTime: 1:13:56Vinod KumarTime: 1:14:452017UnknownNapier BridgeCPT-IP groundYet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:202320,000+Monu KumarMallikarjuna PAsokan Shanmugam
Half Marathon: Women
YearParticipantsStart pointFinish pointResultFirstSecondThird201616,000Napier BridgeCPT-IP groundPadmavathyTime: 1:31:21PoongodiTime: 1:40:39Vasantha ManiTime: 1:42:112017UnknownNapier BridgeCPT-IP groundYet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:Yet to be heldTime:202320,000+Vrushali UttekarJagadeeswari J JThraranidivya Palanisamy
Victories by nationality
Country Men'sOpen Women'sOpen Men'sHalf Marathon Women'sHalf Marathon Total~3~3~3~3~12~1~~~~1
References
External links Running Races in India Official website Snapshots from the Chennai Marathon 2005