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Singapore Marathon

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Singapore Marathon
DateFirst Sunday of December
LocationSingapore
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run, 5K run
Primary sponsorStandard Chartered Singapore
Established1982
Course recordsMen: 2:11:25 (2009)
Kenya Luke Kibet
Women: 2:28:54 (2019)
Kenya Priscah Cherono
Official siteSingapore Marathon
Participants10,175 (2019)
9,313 (2018)

The Singapore Marathon, or Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) is an annual international marathon race which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore.[1] It is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.

History

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The first competitive marathon in Singapore was held on 5 December 1982, with an estimated participation size of 15,000 runners.[2] Only the 2,300 competitive runners would have to register while the non-competitive runners could freely as joggers along the route.[2]

In 2002, a sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered saw the Singapore Marathon rebranded as the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon.[3]

In 2011, 22-year-old Malcolm Sng died after running the half-marathon.[3] He suffered from a heart condition and died from acute coronary insufficiency.[3]

In 2013, the marathon was organised by Ironman Asia.[4] In the half marathon, 29-year-old John Gibson, a Briton living in Hong Kong, died after collapsing 1km away from the finish line at the Padang.[4]

In 2017, Singapore was announced as a candidate city for the Abbott World Marathon Majors, a series of the six largest and most renowned marathons in the world.[5] In 2019, the full- and half-marathons were held in the evening in order to fulfill criteria to be listed in the Abbott World Marathon Majors, instead of the usual flag off timing at dawn.[6] This led to a series of road closures which resulted in 3-hour long traffic jams around the city center on the race day itself as there were other major activities happening at the same time in the vicinity of the race.[7]

In 2020, Singapore Marathon moved its race event to a virtual format due to the advisories surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The virtual race format, titled "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) Virtual Racing Series" is part of the SCSM Virtual Club initiative. Two new virtual races are made available each week for participation by runners all over the world.[9]

In 2021, Singapore Marathon returned to in-person participation, with 4000 runners joining the event.[10]

Race

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There are four separate categories of competition: the full marathon, the half marathon, the 10 kilometres run, and the 5 kilometres run. Furthermore, in 2024, there is a marathon relay race for teams of 5, as well as a number of short running competitions for children.[11]

Prize money for the full marathon race is divided into three categories: the open prize (for all competitors), the Singapore prize (open to national competitors), and the veteran prize (which acts as a masters competition).[12]

Between 2004 and 2008, it was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth" series of road races, sponsored by Standard Chartered Singapore (the other three legs being the Hong Kong Marathon, Mumbai Marathon and Nairobi Marathon).[13][14]

The times recorded at the Singapore Marathon tend to be slower than those at other marathons as Singapore's climate is unusually hot and humid.[15] Kenyans Luke Kibet and Salina Kosgei are the men's and women's course record holders, respectively. The 2006 edition also acted as the country's national championships, with Elangovan Ganesan and Vivian Tan Yoke Pin taking the honours.

List of winners

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Key:   Course record   Singapore championship race

Year Men's winner Nationality Time
(h:m:s) 		Women's winner Nationality Time
(h:m:s) 		Ref
1982 Raymond Crabb  England 2:24:19 Winnie Ng  Hong Kong 2:55:11
1984 Tommy Persson  Sweden 2:18:30 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 2:41:34
1986 Alain Lazare  France 2:19:04 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 2:39:03
1988 Hans Pfisterer  Germany 2:22:49 Li Yemei  China 2:46:04
1989 Ricky Khoo  Singapore 2:39:09 Toh-So Liang  Singapore 2:53:09
1990 Kuruppu Karunaratne  Sri Lanka 2:21:10 Li Yemei  China 2:47:47
1991 Tikaram Gurung  Nepal 2:42:02 Yvonne Danson  England 2:47:27
1992 Gareth Spring  England 2:22:22 Yvonne Danson  England 2:43:34
1993 Tan-Choon Ghee  Singapore 2:42:22 Irene Chua  Singapore 3:23:18
1994 Robert Nolan  Australia 2:22:40 Mieke Pullen  Netherlands 2:50:38
1995 Somkert Winthochai  Thailand 2:35:39 Yoki Chow  Singapore 3:20:19
1996 Tor-Erik Nyquist  Norway 2:24:17 Sylvia Rose  Australia 2:48:19
1997 Tsutomu Sassa  Japan 2:28:08 Ruwiyati  Indonesia 2:49:54
1998 Zacharia Mosala  South Africa 2:27:27 Jing Lu  China 2:59:58
1999 Ernest Wong  Singapore 2:48:43 Ruwiyati  Indonesia 2:54:53
2000 Nixon Nkodima  South Africa 2:27:07 Ruwiyati  Indonesia 2:53:11
2001 Tadesse Hailemariam  Ethiopia 2:23:02 Workenesh Tola  Ethiopia 2:53:29
2002 Joseph Riri  Kenya 2:18:46 Constantina Tomescu  Romania 2:36:06
2003 John Kelai  Kenya 2:19:02 Yu-xi Wang  China 2:43:57
2004 Philip Tanui  Kenya 2:17:02 Helen Cherono  Kenya 2:39:37
2005 Amos Matui  Kenya 2:15:57 Irina Timofeyeva  Russia 2:34:42
2006 Amos Matui  Kenya 2:15:01 Salina Kosgei  Kenya 2:31:55
2007 Elijah Mbogo  Kenya 2:14:22 Alem Ashebier  Ethiopia 2:37:08
2008 Luke Kibet  Kenya 2:13:01 Edith Masai  Kenya 2:34:15
2009 Luke Kibet  Kenya 2:11:25 Albina Ivanova  Russia 2:32:49
2010 Kenneth Mungara  Kenya 2:14:06 Irene Kosgei  Kenya 2:35:22
2011 Charles Kanyao  Kenya 2:14:33.75 Irene Kosgei  Kenya 2:36:42.39 [16]
2012 Kennedy Lilan  Kenya 2:17:20.27 Irene Kosgei  Kenya 2:37:53.51 [17]
2013 Chelimo Kipkemoi  Kenya 2:15:00 Sharon Cherop  Kenya 2:41:11.04 [18]
2014 Kenneth Mungara  Kenya 2:16:42 Waganesh Amare  Ethiopia 2:46:54 [19]
2015 Julius Maisei  Kenya 2:17:26 Doris Changeywo  Kenya 2:44:26 [20]
2016 Felix Kirwa  Kenya 2:17:18 Rebecca Chesir  Kenya 2:43:04 [21]
2017 Cosmas Kimutai  Kenya 2:22:48 Pamela Rotich  Kenya 2:38:31 [22]
2018 Joshua Kipkorir  Kenya 2:12:18 Priscah Cherono  Kenya 2:32:11
2019 Joshua Kipkorir  Kenya 2:19:14 Priscah Cherono  Kenya 2:28:54 [23]
2020 Did not hold due to COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore [8]
2021
2022 Ezekiel Omullo  Kenya 2:20:20 Esther Macharia  Kenya 2:45:09 [24]
2023 David Barmasai Tumo  Kenya 2:14:15 Rose Chelimo  Bahrain 2:37:19 [25]
2024 Geoffrey Yegon  Kenya 2:16:00 Fantu Zewude Jifar  Ethiopia 2:39:04 [26]

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Teoh, Melvyn (4 September 2024). "StanChart Singapore marathon closes in on participation target of 50,000". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Roads to be closed for 15,000 runners". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Race participant dies after completing Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon". CNA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Chen, May; Chia, Alvin; Chew, Hui Min (4 December 2016). "tandard Chartered Marathon Singapore: 29-year-old man dies after collapsing during half-marathon". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Stanchart Marathon Singapore bidding to be 7th World Marathon Major". todayonline.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ hermes (13 November 2019). "Athletics: Call to be part of the Singapore Marathon". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Standard Chartered Marathon should not shut down city in land-scarce S'pore on Saturday evening, thousands agree". Mothership.sg. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Singapore Marathon to go virtual in 2020". espn.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon". singaporemarathon.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. ^ Aziz, Sazali Abdul (4 December 2021). "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon marks return of in-person mass participation running events". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Races Overview - Singapore Marathon 2024". 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  12. ^ Race Information Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Singapore Marathon (2009). Retrieved on 19 November 2009.
  13. ^ The Greatest Race on Earth 2008–09 Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. PACE Magazine. Retrieved on 19 November 2009.
  14. ^ Post, Marty (5 December 2004). Tanui leads record breakthrough in steamy Singapore Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-19.
  15. ^ Butcher, Pat (19 November 2009). Kibet returns to a hot reception in Singapore Archived 21 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-19.
  16. ^ Kenyans sweep in Singapore Archived 7 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (4 December 2011). Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
  17. ^ Kenyans Lilan and Kosgei take titles in Singapore Archived 6 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2 December 2012). Retrieved on 2012-12-02.
  18. ^ Chelimo Kipkemoi and Cherop make it another Kenyan double in Singapore Archived 7 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (1 December 2013). Retrieved on 2012-12-01.
  19. ^ "Singapore Marathon Results (2014)". SportSplits. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon Results (2015)". SportSplits. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon Results (2016)". SportSplits. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon Results (2017)". SportSplits. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Singapore Marathon Results (2019)". SportSplits. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Singapore Marathon (2022)". Sportsplits. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Singapore Marathon (2023) Results". SportSplits. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  26. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (1 December 2024). "Soh Rui Yong wins fifth StanChart Singapore Marathon national title". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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