The Buriram Marathon is held every February at the

Chang International Circuit The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit (ช้าง อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล เซอร์กิต) for commercial purposes, but listed by its non-commercial name because of alcohol ...

Buriram Buriram (, , ; Northern Khmer: ) is a city municipality ('' thesaban nakhon'') in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about northeast of Bangkok. incorporating Nai Mueang and Isan Subdistricts and parts Samet Subdistricts of Mueang Burira ...

, northeastern Thailand. Its

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. The marathon events are regularly attended by elite runners from

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, and other countries.

History

The Buriram Marathon was founded by

Newin Chidchob Newin Chidchob (, born 4 October 1958) is a Thai politician from Buriram Province. As a member of several political parties, Newin and his allies eventually joined the Thai Rak Thai Party of Thaksin Shinawatra in 2005. Prior to the 2006 Thai coup ...

, the President of

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and Executive of

.Second Buriram Marathon On February 11 2018
''Buriram Times''. The inaugural event was launched in 2017. More than 24,000 runners participated in the 3rd Buriram Marathon in 2019, which was marked by much higher than usual humidity and temperatures.Kenyans dominate Buriram Marathon
''The Nation''. February 12, 2019.

History

Past winners

Marathon

Half marathon

10 km

References

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