Siberian International Marathon (SIM; ) is a marathon road race held in

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, Russia, since 1990 as part of the City Days festivities. It takes place during the week of St. Ilya's Day, the patron saint of Omsk, in early August. The winter half-marathon is during the January 7 Orthodox Christmas week. The race date was moved forward a week in 2012 so that the start time exactly coincided with that of the 2012 Olympic men's marathon held in

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. It was delayed until September in 2013 due to the

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being held in

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during that period. It was organised in 1990 by Dmitri Khodko and Sergei Govrilov as an attempt to open Omsk to foreigners. The foreign participation was headed by Claude Fisicaro, an Australian living in London, through a running club called World Runners, who ran in aid of ending hunger. Later directors of the

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and the

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actively participated in the early years of the Siberian International Marathon. The first marathon was attended by 1800 athletes, including 32 foreigners from 9 countries one of which was British MP

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, and a Kenyan marathon runner who due to flight difficulty arrived the morning of the marathon. Since the early 1990s, the marathon has attracted thousands of participants each year and the number is growing annually. It is designated as an World Athletics Bronze Label Road Race, making it the only such competition in the country to hold World Athletics status. In spite of its international nature, only one foreign athlete (

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of Kenya) topped the podium at the competition between 1990 and 2010. The 2020 and 2022 races were held virtually because of the

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, respectively.

Events

The events for the Siberian International Marathon include: *

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(42 km 195m - distance is certified by the AIMS). First ten women and men receive monetary prizes. *

Wheelchair marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

(42 km 195m). First ten women and men receive monetary prizes. *

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(42 km 195m; six participants; legs of 5, 10, 5, 10, 5, and 7.195 kilometer). First three male and female teams receive monetary prizes. * Speedskating marathon (42 km 195m). Marathon on in-line skates. First three receive monetary prizes.

Past winners

NOTE: no race in 2020 nor 2022. Nadja Wijenberg

Key:

References

{{Reflist ;List of winners *Podbelski, Konstantin & Loonstra, Klaas (2013-09-25)
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. Retrieved on 2013-10-05.

External links

Official website
Sport in Omsk Recurring sporting events established in 1990 Sport in Siberia Marathons in Russia Summer in Russia

Events

Past winners

See also

References

External links