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The Beijing International Marathon () is an annual marathon race of 42.195 km held in October in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The race was first held in 1981 and has been held every year since. The race begins at Tiananmen Square and finishes at the National Olympic Sports Centre stadium.〔Jiang, Yi (2007-10-21). (Kinyanjui, Chen take top honours in Beijing – Beijing Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-21.〕 In addition to the main marathon, there is a 10 km run, a mini-marathon and a half marathon. At the 2009 edition of the race, 4897 runners finished the marathon course, which included 556 women.〔(3.07.38 og 54. plass på Veslemøy Hausken i Beijing Marathon ) . Kondis. Retrieved on 2010-08-21.〕 The race holds an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, one of three marathons in the People's Republic of China to receive the distinction (along with the Xiamen International Marathon and Shanghai Marathon). It is AIMS-certified course, making it eligible for world record performances.〔(AIMS Race Directory ). AIMS (2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-21.〕 It hosted the Asian Marathon Championship races in 2006.〔(Asian Championships Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2013-03-02). Retrieved on 2013-09-28.〕 The 2014 edition of Beijing International Marathon was held on October 19 under intense smog.〔Beijing Marathon website (Registration Instructions )〕 Many marathoners used face masks and sponges to help their performance. == History == The Beijing International Marathon has been organized by the Chinese Athletics Association annually since 1981. The creation of the race, which was international in nature from its inception, was part of a wider movement to open up China and its culture to foreign innovations – a change which was led by Deng Xiaoping, who sought to move China away from its Maoist past.〔Butcher, Pat (2010-10-22). (Sammy Mugo aiming for Beijing Marathon title defence ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.〕 In 1986 Taisuke Kodama of Japan set a men's course record in a time of 2:07:35. Ethiopian runner Abebe Mekonnen equaled this time in 1988 and some commentators (including the Association of Road Racing Statisticians) regard this as the true course record, in respect of reports that the 1986 course was around 400 m short of the marathon distance.〔(Beijing International Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-10-20). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.〕 In 2003, Sun Yingjie of China set the current women's record of 2:19:38 – this run was an Asian record and the fourth fastest ever at the time, and it remains the Chinese record for the event.〔(Sun Yingjie sets Asian marathon best with fourth fastest time in history ). IAAF (2003-10-20). Retrieved on 2010-08-15.〕 The 2005 race served as the marathon for the 2005 National Games of China – Sun Yingjie took the Games gold medal for women while seventh placed Zhang Qingle (18 years old at the time) was the highest placing Chinese man and won the men's Games gold.〔Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-16). (Sun Yingjie scores fourth consecutive Beijing win, Benson Cherono men's winner ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-15.〕 Also in 2005, the men's race winner Benson Kipchumba Cherono missed some 800 metres out of the course due to being misdirected. The race organisers accepted the blame for the mishap and, although James Moiben was the first to finish the complete course (2:12:15), Cherono was declared the official winner as he held a large leading margin before the incident.〔 After 27 years unbeaten, Taisuke Kodama's course record was improved by Tadese Tola in 2013 as the Ethiopian beat the previous mark by nineteen seconds with 2:07:16 hours.〔Jalava, Mirko (2013-10-20). (Beijing course record finally broken by Tola ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.〕 The competition has hosted the Chinese men's national marathon championships on one occasion (1997) and title went to the race winner Hu Gangjun, who had won in Beijing two times previously.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beijing Marathon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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