Chennai Marathon

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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]] and terminating at the Annai Velankanni Church on [[Elliot's Beach]], 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 three categories: full Marathon, half marathon, and the most popular, the 10 km race.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Mugu Antony Ngudu wins Chennai Marathon
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 13 February 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article1451128.ece
| accessdate = 13 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| author = TNN
| title = Hundreds hit the road in aid of poor children
| location = Chennai
| date = 13 July 2008
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-13/chennai/27943230_1_marina-beach-underprivileged-children-varsha
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103074920/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-13/chennai/27943230_1_marina-beach-underprivileged-children-varsha
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| accessdate = 13 Oct 2011}}</ref>

The 5th edition was held on 31 January 2016.<ref>{{cite news
| author = TNN
| title = Traffic diversion for Chennai marathon on Sunday
| location = Chennai
| date = 12 February 2011
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-12/chennai/28547809_1_traffic-diversion-flag-staff-road-luz-junction
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103080134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-12/chennai/28547809_1_traffic-diversion-flag-staff-road-luz-junction
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| accessdate = 13 Oct 2011}}</ref> 

==Results==
===Full Marathon: Men===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016 
|16,000
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Jegadheesan Time: 2:35:20
|{{flagicon|India}}Vairavanathan Time: 2:41:49
|{{flagicon|India}}Nagesh Pawar Time: 2:44:11
|-
|2017 
|'''25000*'''
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|-
|}

===Full Marathon: Women===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016 
|16,000
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Shailaja Sridhar Time: 3:49:36
|{{flagicon|India}}Helena Time: 3:54:45
|{{flagicon|India}}Sneka Time: 4:20:00
|-
|2017 
|'''25000**'''
|Kasturba Nagar MRTS station
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|-
|}

===Half Marathon: Men===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016 
|16,000
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Soji Mathew Time: 1:11:26
|{{flagicon|India}}B.C. Tilak Time: 1:13:56
|{{flagicon|India}}Vinod Kumar Time: 1:14:45
|-
|2017 
|Unknown
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|-
|}

===Half Marathon: Women===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Year
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Participants
! rowspan=2 width=5%|Start point
! rowspan=2 width=3%|Finish point
! colspan=5|Result
|-
! width=15%|First
! width=15%|Second
! width=15%|Third
|- style="background:#ddeeff"
|2016 
|16,000
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|{{flagicon|India}}Padmavathy Time: 1:31:21
|{{flagicon|India}}Poongodi Time: 1:40:39
|{{flagicon|India}}Vasantha Mani Time: 1:42:11
|-
|2017 
|Unknown
|Napier Bridge
|CPT-IP ground
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|Yet to be held Time:
|-
|}

==Victories by nationality==
{{Expand list|date=March 2017}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country !!Men's Open !!Women's Open !!Men's Half Marathon !!Women's Half Marathon !!Total
|-
|{{IND}}
|~3
|~3
|~3
|~3
|~12
|-
|{{KEN}}
|~1
|~
|~
|~
|~1
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://indiarunning.com/marathon-calendar.html Running Races in India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719024034/http://thewiprochennaimarathon.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060317061315/http://www.kiruba.com/2005/02/snapshots-from-chennai-marathon-move.html Snapshots from the Chennai Marathon 2005]

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