Livestream, startlist and results from Beijing Marathon which is held on Sunday October 29 2023.
Beijing Marathon 2023
41st edition
Date
October 29
Place
Beijing – China
Results
Ethiopian Deresa Geleta Ulfata and Kenyan Vibian Chepkirui took the men’s and women’s golds respectively.
In the men’s event, Ethiopia’s Ulfata Deresa Geleta finished first in the men’s group, clocking two hours, seven minutes and 41 seconds, with China’s Chen Tianyu finishing seventh.
The women’s race saw a Kenyan clean sweep on the podium, as Chepkirui won the women’s gold in 2:21:57, followed by Janet Ruguru and veteran Helah Kiprop in second and third places. China’s Lu Ying finished fourth in 2:27:49.
The 41st edition of the Beijing Marathon featured some 30,000 runners, who started from Tiananmen Square and headed west past the Forbidden City, then continued north through streets until eventually reaching the finish line at the Bird’s Nest Stadium.
Livestream
About
The Beijing Marathon (Chinese: 北京马拉松) is an annual marathon race held around October in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, since 1981. The race begins at Tiananmen Square and finishes in Celebration Square in Olympic Green. The full marathon is the only distance offered.
The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. The course is certified by AIMS.
Beijing Marathon is the first international sport event ever to be held in China. The race is also the first marathon race to use lottery system to allocate entries and the first full marathon race only in China.
Weather
Privious winners
| Date | Men’s winner | Time[e] | Women’s winner | Time[e] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981.09.27 |  Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE) |
2:15:20 | ||
| 1982.09.26 |  Li Jong-hyong (PRK) |
2:14:44 | ||
| 1983.09.25 |  Ron Tabb (USA) |
2:18:51 | ||
| 1984.10.14 |  Hideki Kita (JPN) |
2:12:16 | ||
| 1985.10.13 | Shigeru Sō (JPN) |
2:10:23 | ||
| 1986.10.19 | Taisuke Kodama (JPN) |
2:07:35[f] | ||
| 1987.10.18 |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
2:12:19 | ||
| 1988.10.16 |  Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) |
2:07:35 | ||
| 1989.10.15 |  Peter Dall (DEN) |
2:12:47 | Mun Gyong-ae (PRK) |
2:27:16 |
| 1990.10.14 | Peter Dall (DEN) -2- |
2:14:55 |  Li Yemei (CHN) |
2:32:14 |
| 1991.10.13 |  Negash Dube (ETH) |
2:12:55 |  Deborah Noy (GBR) |
2:35:18 |
| 1992.10.11 | Takahiro Izumi (JPN) |
2:11:29 | Xie Lihua (CHN) |
2:28:53 |
| 1993.10.17 | Hu Gangjun (CHN) |
2:10:57 | Li Yemei (CHN) -2- |
2:30:36 |
| 1994.10.30 | Hu Gangjun (CHN) -2- |
2:10:56 | Wang Junxia (CHN) |
2:31:11 |
| 1995.10.15 | Meng Xianhui (CHN) |
2:16:20 | Ren Xiujuan (CHN) |
2:30:00 |
| 1996.10.20 |  Nelson Ndereva (KEN) |
2:10:37 | Ren Xiujuan (CHN) -2- |
2:27:13 |
| 1997.10.04 | Hu Gangjun (CHN) -3- |
2:09:18 | Pan Jinhong (CHN) |
2:26:39 |
| 1998.10.10 |  Kim Jung-won (PRK) |
2:13:49 | Wang Yanrong (CHN) |
2:28:50 |
| 1999.10.09 |  Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) |
2:11:33 | Ai Dongmei (CHN) |
2:29:20 |
| 2000.10.15 | Nelson Ndereva (KEN) -2- |
2:13:52 | Wei Yanan (CHN) |
2:26:34 |
| 2001.10.14 | Gong Ke (CHN) |
2:10:11 | Liu Min (CHN) |
2:23:37 |
| 2002.10.20 | Li Zhuhong (CHN) |
2:13:09 | Sun Yingjie (CHN)[g] |
2:21:21 |
| 2003.10.19 |  Ian Syster (RSA) |
2:07:49 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) -2- |
2:19:39 |
| 2004.10.17 | James Moiben (KEN) |
2:10:42 | Sun Yingjie (CHN) -3- |
2:24:11 |
| 2005.10.16 | Benson Cherono (KEN) |
2:06:55[h] | Sun Yingjie (CHN) -4- |
2:21:01 |
| 2006.10.15 | James Kwambai (KEN) |
2:10:36 | Sun Weiwei (CHN) |
2:34:41 |
| 2007.10.21 | Nephat Kinyanjui (KEN) |
2:08:09 | Chen Rong (CHN) |
2:27:05 |
| 2008.10.19 | Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN) |
2:10:14 | Bai Xue (CHN) |
2:26:27 |
| 2009.10.18 | Samuel Muturi (KEN) |
2:08:20 | Bai Xue (CHN) -2- |
2:34:44 |
| 2010.10.24 |  Siraj Gena (ETH) |
2:15:45 | Wang Jiali (CHN) |
2:29:31 |
| 2011.10.16 | Francis Kiprop (KEN) |
2:09:00 | Wei Xiaojie (CHN) |
2:28:05 |
| 2012.11.25 | Tariku Jufar (ETH) |
2:09:39 | Jia Chaofeng (CHN) |
2:27:40 |
| 2013.10.20 | Tadese Tola (ETH) |
2:07:16 | Zhang Yingying (CHN) |
2:31:19 |
| 2014.10.19 | Girmay Birhanu (ETH) |
2:10:42 | Fatuma Sado (ETH) |
2:30:03 |
| 2015.09.20 | Mariko Kipchumba (KEN) |
2:11:00 | Betelhem Moges (ETH) |
2:27:31 |
| 2016.09.17 | Mekuant Ayenew (ETH) |
2:11:09 | Meseret Mengistu (ETH) |
2:25:56 |
| 2017.09.17 |  Salah-Eddine Bounasr (MAR) |
2:11:18 | Meselech Beyene (ETH) |
2:27:44 |
| 2018.09.16 | Dejene Debela (ETH) |
2:12:08 | Valary Aiyabei (KEN) |
2:21:38 |
| 2019.11.03 | Mathew Kisorio (KEN) |
2:07:06 | Sutume Asefa (ETH) |
2:23:31 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic[14] | |||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic[29][17] | |||
| 2022.11.06 | To be announced | |||