Beirut Marathon

The race, created by businesswoman May El-Khalil, has the theme of unity at its core.^[5]

The first marathon was held on October 19, 2003 and attracted over 6,000 runners from 49 countries, and tens of thousands of Lebanese and international spectators.^[6]

The 2010 edition of the men's race was won by the pacemaker Mohamed Temam. Hussein Awadah broke the Lebanese record at the race that year, completing the distance in at a time of 2:20:31.^[7]

In 2011, the course was altered to make it faster and easier to organise and the men's and women's record were both improved that year; Seada Kedir knocked over five minutes off the women's best time.^[8]

The 2019 edition of the race was cancelled due to anti-government protests, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2020 or obtaining a refund.^[9]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all who had transferred their entry from 2019 given the option of obtaining a refund.^[10]

Beirut Marathon Association also organizes their annual marathon village which was sponsored by Transmed in 2017.^{[citation needed]}

The race reaches out to all sides of the political spectrum in Lebanon.^[5] The day's events also include a 3 km race for MPs of any political allegiance, as well as members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon stationed in the country.^[5]

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Ed.	Date	Male Winner	Time[a]	Female Winner	Time[a]	Rf.
1	19 October 2003	Paul Rugut (KEN)	2:17:04	Jackline Torori (KEN)	2:42:29
2	10 October 2004	Eshetu Bekele (ETH)	2:17:31	Anastasia Ndereba (KEN)	2:36:46
3	13 November 2005	Francis Kamau (KEN)	2:19:20	Jane Omoro (KEN)	2:42:19
4	3 December 2006	Moses Kemboi (KEN)	2:17:28	Eunice Korir (KEN)	2:49:25
5	18 November 2007	Tamrat Elanso (ETH)	2:19:46	Beyene Adenech (ETH)	2:41:24
6	30 November 2008	Alemayehu Shumye (ETH)	2:12:47	Alemtsehay Hailu (ETH)	2:37:20
7	6 December 2009	Mohammed Temam (ETH)	2:16:12	Mihret Tadesse (ETH)	2:42:41
8	7 November 2010	Mohammed Temam (ETH)	2:16:43	Etaferahu Tarekegne (ETH)	2:41:15
9	27 November 2011	Tariku Jufar (ETH)	2:11:14	Seada Kedir (ETH)	2:31:38
10	11 November 2012	Kedir Fekadu (ETH)	2:12:57	Seada Kedir (ETH)	2:35:08
11	10 November 2013	William Kipsang (KEN)	2:13:34	Rehima Kedir (ETH)	2:36:47
12	9 November 2014	Fikadu Girma (ETH)	2:12:26	Mulahabt Tsega (ETH)	2:29:15
13	8 November 2015	Jackson Limo (KEN)	2:11:04	Kaltoum Bouaasayriya (MAR)	2:36:05
14	13 November 2016	Edwin Kiptoo (KEN)	2:13:19	Tigist Girma (ETH)	2:32:48
15	12 November 2017	Dominic Ruto (KEN)	2:10:42	Eunice Chumba (BHR)	2:28:38
16	11 November 2018	Mohamed El Aaraby (MAR)	2:10:41	Medina Armino (ETH)	2:29:31	[11]
—	10 November 2019	cancelled due to anti-government protests				[9]
—	8 November 2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic				[9][10]
17	14 November 2021	Toni Hanna (LBN)	2:33:03	Chirine Njeim (LBN)	3:00:18
18	13 November 2022	Mitku Dekeba (ETH)	2:14:21	Mulugojam Ambi (ETH)	2:28:57
19	12 November 2023	Gaddisa Dekeba (ETH)	2:10:34	Mulugojam Ambi (ETH)	2:27:48

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