Livestream, startlists and results from Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon which is held on Saturday February 3 2024.
Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon 2024
76th edition
Date
February 4
Place
Marugame – Japan
Distance
Half Marathon
Startlists
Results
Men, top 20
Women, top 20
Livestream
Weather
About
The Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon (香川丸亀ハーフマラソン, Kagawa Marugame Hāfu Marason) is an annual road running competition which takes place in early February in Marugame, Japan. It currently holds IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and the professional races attract over 1000 entries each year, and hosted by the Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, Okayama Broadcasting, BS Fuji.
The race in Marugame was first held in 1947 as a full-length marathon, known as the Kagawa Marathon. A companion 20 km race began in 1949 in addition to the scheduled marathon. The course lengths were gradually reduced over time: the main race lasted as a full marathon until 1961 when a 35 km race was held and the shorter race became a 10 km competition. The main race was again shortened in 1971, being reduced to a 20 km race. The competitions were known as the Kagawa Road Races until 1997, when the main race was slightly extended to the half marathon distance and the competition received its current moniker.
Past winners half marathon
| Edition | Year | Men’s winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women’s winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49th | 1997 |  Yoshihiro Hiramori (JPN) |
1:09:01 | Not held | — |
| 50th | 1998 | Yoshihiro Hiramori (JPN) |
1:09:00 | Not held | — |
| 51st | 1999 |  Daisuke Matsubara (JPN) |
1:08:02 | Not held | — |
| 52nd | 2000 | Kazuhito Yokota (JPN) |
1:02:59 | Rie Ueno (JPN) |
1:09:57 |
| 53rd | 2001 | Hidemori Noguchi (JPN) |
1:02:28 | Ikumi Nagayama (JPN) |
1:09:28 |
| 54th | 2002 |  Laban Kagika (KEN) |
1:01:43 | Mari Ozaki (JPN) |
1:09:33 |
| 55th | 2003 | Zakayo Ngatho (KEN) |
1:00:21 | Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) |
1:09:32 |
| 56th | 2004 | Pharis Kimani (KEN) |
1:01:55 | Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) |
1:10:46 |
| 57th | 2005 | Laban Kagika (KEN) |
1:01:36 | Takako Kotorida (JPN) |
1:09:34 |
| 58th | 2006 | Takayuki Matsumiya (JPN) |
1:02:13 | Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) |
1:07:26 AR |
| 59th | 2007 | Mekubo Mogusu (KEN) |
59:48 | Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) |
1:08:00 |
| 60th | 2008 | Harun Mbugua (KEN) |
1:01:35 | Philes Ongori (KEN) |
1:07:57 |
| 61st | 2009 | Mekubo Mogusu (KEN) |
1:00:37 |  Mara Yamauchi (GBR) |
1:08:29 |
| 62nd | 2010[7] | Daniel Gitau (KEN) |
1:01:08 |  Nikki Chapple (AUS) |
1:08:37 |
| 63rd | 2011[8] | Samuel Ndungu (KEN) |
1:00:55 | Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) |
1:09:00 |
| 64th | 2012[9] | Mathew Kisorio (KEN) |
1:00:02 |  Tiki Gelana (ETH) |
1:08:48 |
| 65th | 2013[10] | Collis Birmingham (AUS) |
1:00:56 | Tiki Gelana (ETH) |
1:08:53 |
| 66th | 2014[11] | Martin Mathathi (KEN) |
1:00:11 | Eri Makikawa (JPN) |
1:10:27 |
| 67th | 2015[12] | Paul Kuira (KEN) Zane Robertson (NZ) |
59:47 | Eloise Wellings (AUS) |
1:10:41 |
| 68th | 2016 |  Goitom Kifle (ERI) |
1:00:49 |  Eunice Kirwa (BHR) |
1:08:06 |
| 69th | 2017[13] | Callum Hawkins (GBR) |
1:00:00 | Eunice Kirwa (BHR) |
1:08:07 |
| 70th | 2018 | Edward Waweru (KEN) |
1:00:31 | Betsy Saina (KEN) |
1:09:17 |
| 71st | 2019 |  Abdi Nageeye (NED) |
1:00:24 | Betsy Saina (KEN) |
1:07:49 |
| 72nd | 2020 | Brett Robinson (AUS) |
59:57 |  Helalia Johannes (NAM) |
1:08:10 |
| 2023 | Alexander Mutiso Munyao (Kenya) |
59:17 | Pauline Kamulu (KEN) |
1:07:22 |