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Hokkaido Marathon

Hokkaido Marathon

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The Hokkaido Marathon held in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, is one of the prominent marathon races of the year.

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The staging area as well as both the start and finish lines are in Odori Park starting between Nishi 3-chome and Nishi 4-chome and the finishing at Nishi 8-chome. The course is sanctioned by both the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) and AIMS, meaning it is eligible for world record performances.[1]

History

The Hokkaido Marathon was first held in 1987 with 439 entrants and 380 starters.[2]

In 2009, the time limit was increased to 5 hours.[3]

For the 2012 edition of the race, the start was moved from Nakajima Park to Odori Park.[4]

In 2013, the number of finishers of the full marathon exceeded 10,000 for the first time.[4]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled because the marathon usually took place in August, while the marathon event of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics was scheduled to take place in Sapporo that August as well.[lower-alpha 1][7] Logistical issues, such as a likely shortage of staff to organize the marathon due to the Paralympics taking place around the same time, and the short timeframe in which the areas used by the Olympic marathon would have to be reset for the Hokkaido Marathon, led to the decision to cancel the marathon.[lower-alpha 2][7]

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Notes

  1. The Olympic marathon event was moved from Tokyo to Sapporo due to concerns about heat.[5] The Paralympic marathon events, however, were to remain in Tokyo.[6]
  2. The Olympic and Paralympic Games were later postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Overview of the 2010 Hokkaido Marathon Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Hokkaido Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
  2. [2]
    "大会の歴史". 【公式】北海道マラソン2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    "大会の歴史（第21回～第25回）".
  4. [4]
    "大会の歴史（第26回～第30回）".
  5. [5]
    "2020 Olympic organizers unveil course for Sapporo marathons". 19 December 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Paralympic Marathon to remain in Tokyo".
  7. [7]
    "北海道マラソン2020 休止のお知らせ／Notice of Cancellation of Hokkaido Marathon 2020 | 【公式】北海道マラソン2021".
  8. [8]
    "The 2020 Olympic Marathon in Sapporo - Japan Rail Pass".
  9. [9]
    Larner, B., 2022. Musembi and Yamaguchi Win Hokkaido Marathon, Five Qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials. [online] Japanrunningnews.blogspot.com. Available at: <http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2022/08/musembi-and-yamaguchi-win-hokkaido.doc> [Accessed 29 August 2022].
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