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The marathon was not held in 1994 and 1995 due to financial difficulties. In 1996, the marathon event was moved to autumn, while the half marathon remained in spring. The sponsor was changed to Kaiser's-Plus. In 2009 SPAR bought Plus, which meant the marathon's name was also changed to "SPAR Budapest Marathon", which it remains. This year saw ...
Amane Beriso Shankule (born 13 October 1991) [1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.In 2023, she won the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. In 2022, she improved her marathon personal best by nearly six minutes to take the win at the 2022 Valencia Marathon, placing third on the world all-time list. [2]
In 1994 and 1995 the Budapest Marathon was discontinued and, since it was re-established in 1996, separate half-marathon races have been held in September, with Nike as the event's main supporter. From 2014 the event has a new main sponsor Wizz Air. The popularity of Budapest Half Marathon has constantly increased; the number of participants ...
Name City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Alexander the Great Marathon: Pella–Thessaloniki Greece April: 2006 [1]Amsterdam Marathon: Amsterdam Netherlands
From 2016, a half-marathon event has been held in those Olympic years, and both the marathon and half-marathon events held as part of the Championships also function as the principle European elite team events at those distances. The championships were long dominated by Eastern Bloc countries, especially the Soviet Union and East Germany.
Hungarian authorities have arrested a 45-year-old Norwegian man in Budapest suspected of plotting mass killings intended to eclipse a 2011 massacre by Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring ...
Thousands of Hungarians braved scorching heat for the annual Pride march in Budapest on Saturday, protesting against government controls over public displays by the LGBT community. Prime Minister ...
In her next marathon race, the Rabat Marathon, she won again and lowered her personal best by four seconds, qualifying for the Moroccan team in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. On 26 August 2023, she placed third to earn the bronze medal in the women's marathon.