The Kigali International Peace Marathon was held in 2005 under the patronage of His Excellence Paul KAGAME, President of The Republic of Rwanda and has since been annually organized by the Ministry of Sports and Culture in partnership with the Rwanda Athletics Federation. We believe that through sports, the Kigali …
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The Kigali International Peace Marathon was held in 2005 under the patronage of His Excellence Paul KAGAME, President of The Republic of Rwanda and has since been annually organized by the Ministry of Sports and Culture in partnership with the Rwanda Athletics Federation.
We believe that through sports, the Kigali International Peace Marathon continues to grow bigger as we look forward towards a peaceful world, and has also been playing an important role in raising Rwanda’s sports profile. The Annual Event brings together runners, volunteers and supporters from the country as well as from abroad both regionally and internationally. Today we are proud to say that the Kigali International Peace Marathon has become a “Can’t miss event”.
It is worth noting that the Kigali International Peace Marathon is the only marathon organized in the World under the theme of Peace. Massive participation enables us to continuously improve the marathon year after year. Rwanda is committed to continuing to increase the level of organization to enhance its to rival other regional big marathons. This edition of Kigali International Peace Marathon will feature Three-race categories which are further divided along gender lines. These are:
- Full Marathon of 42,196 km for both male and female
- Half-Marathon of 21,098 km for both male and female
- 10 km untimed Run for peace
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Very tough!!!
Kigali Peace Marathon is a very nice event. Considering that you´re in Rwanda it was all very well organized! Unfortunately it was quite a challenge to get to the stadium … MORE
Kigali Peace Marathon is a very nice event. Considering that you´re in Rwanda it was all very well organized! Unfortunately it was quite a challenge to get to the stadium where the marathon started as most of the streets were closed. As I was running out of time I decided to get out of the car and run to the start which meant that I had a 3-4 k run before I started the half marathon. The race started almost on time and a few hundreds runners began to run the streets of Kigali which are VERY hilly. Due to the fact that Kigali is on ca. 1700 meters altitude it even gets harder. The finish is in the stadium again. Unfortunately no medal, but a certificate and a nice T-Shirt.