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Issyk-Kul Marathon
DateMay[1][2]
LocationCholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 10K, 3K
Established2012 (12 years ago) (2012)[3][4]
Official sitehttps://runthesilkroad.com

The Issyk-Kul Marathon[a] is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, since 2012.[4][3][6][1][5] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race.[7] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 3K race are also offered.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ The marathon is also known by a number of other names that may omit the hyphen and may also mention one or more of the following: "International", "Run the Silk Road", "Shanghai Cooperation Organization", and "SCO".[4][1][2][5] The official website for the marathon states that the English name for the race is "Issyk Kul SCO Run the Silk Road marathon".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "SCO International Marathon kicks off in Issyk-Kul".
  2. ^ a b "International SCO marathon to be organized in Kyrgyzstan".
  3. ^ a b "Run The Silk Road | II - Международный Марафон Кыргызстана".
  4. ^ a b c "The fourth international Marathon of Kyrgyzstan «Run the Silk Road» ‹".
  5. ^ a b "Issyk Kul SCO Run the Silk Road Marathon | Results | World Athletics".
  6. ^ a b "Иссык Куль ШОС марафон 2024 | Серия марафонов Кыргызстана Run the Silk Road". Archived from the original on 2024-02-18.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive". ghostarchive.org.
  8. ^ "Положение Иссык Куль ШОС марафон Run thу Silk Road 2024 | Серия марафонов Кыргызстана Run the Silk Road". Archived from the original on 2024-02-18.