Angkor Wat Marathons

Japanese Olympian Yuko Arimori organized the first Angkor Marathon in 1996.

The Angkor Wat International Half Marathon was first organized in 1996 by Yuko Arimori, the first Japanese woman to win a marathon medal in the Olympics.[5] The motto of the marathon is "Building a better future. Aid for the children and disabled in Cambodia". It is organized by National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, Association of Athletics Federations Cambodia and Cambodian Events Organizer Co. Ltd. The marathon is recognized by Association of International Marathons and Road Races and the Association of Athletics Federations Cambodia (Khmer AAF). It is supported by the government of Cambodia, the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, the United Nations Population Fund, and several other organizations.[4]

The first edition of the International Half Marathon in 1996 saw just 654 participants from 14 countries. Since then participation in the event has steadily increased. In the 2014 event, nearly 8,000 runners from 78 countries participated. The 2019 edition will be held in December.[5]

List of winners

Key:   Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	1996	Zhan Donglin (CHN)	1:05:18	Wang Xiujie (CHN)	1:12:27
2nd	1997	Winner not available		Win-Win Mar (MYA)	1:15:18
3rd	1998			Yumiko Otsuka (JPN)	1:15:18
4th	1999			Thị Hoa Nguyễn (VIE)	1:30:17
5th	2000			Hiromi Suzuki (JPN)	1:15:03
6th	2001	Makoto Sasaki (JPN)	1:10:38	Yuko Machida (JPN)	1:19:54
7th	2002	Winner not available		Winner not available
8th	2003
9th	2004	Hem Bunting (CAM)	1:14:32	Winner not available
10th	2005	Hem Bunting (CAM)	1:10:43
11th	2006	Hem Bunting (CAM)	1:12:25	Wakana Akimoto (JPN)	1:26:52
12th	2007	Tony Seakins (GBR)	1:18:58	Mika Kume (JPN)	1:34:26
13th	2008	Hem Bunting (CAM)	1:13:53	Vivian Tang (SGP)	n/a
14th	2009	Lim Kien Mau (MYS)	1:13:26	Vivian Tang (SGP)	1:24:00
15th	2010	Hem Bunting (CAM)	1:10:11	Satoko Uetani (JPN)	1:22:31
16th	2011	Henrik Jannborg (SWE)	1:13:02	Jenny Lundgren (SWE)	1:25:15
17th	2012	Joji Mori (AUS)	1:14:55	Jenny Lundgren (SWE)	1:25:45
18th	2013	Minoru Onozuka (JPN)	1:16:10	Vivian Tang (SGP)	1:27:82
19th	2014	Ma Viro (CAM)	1:16:10	Vivian Tang (SGP)	1:28:06
20th	2015	Fraser Thompson (AUS)	1:12:19	Phap Sopheak (CAM)	1:23:43
21st	2016	Bian Qi (CHN)	1:13:16	Danielle Hodgkinson (GBR)	1:23:09
22nd	2017	Bian Qi (CHN)	1:12:42	Máire Nic Amhlaoibh (IRE)	1:28:42
23rd	2018	Valentin Cuzzucoli (FRA)	1:17:18	Rebecca Rosel (AUS)	1:28:46
24th	2019	Saeki Makino (JPN)	1:07:34	Máire Nic Amhlaoibh (IRE)	1:24:55

Logo of Angkor Empire Marathon

The full length marathon was introduced in 2014. It is the first full marathon (42 km) in Cambodia,[2] and is organized and supported by same agencies as the half marathon. Over 2000 participants from 48 countries participated in the 2015 edition of marathon. Angkor Hospital for Children, Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital, and the Cambodian Red Cross are beneficiaries of the Angkor Empire Marathon.[2][6][7] Neko Hiroshi, a Japanese native and naturalized Cambodian citizen, was the first winner of Empire marathon in 2014, while Japanese runner Koki Kawauchi was the winner of the 2015 edition. Sakie Ishiba Shi, also of Japan, won the women's full marathon in 2015. The 2015 edition held in August saw around 2,200 participants.[2][8]

List of winners

Key:   Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2014	Neko Hiroshi (CAM)	2:45:28	Veronique Messina (FRA)	3:36:04
2nd	2015	Koki Kawauchi (JPN)	2:36:58	Sakie Ishibashi (JPN)	2:59:12
3rd	2016	Jeff Chaseling (AUS)	2:49:56	Erina Nakai (JPN)	3:19:34
4th	2017	Neil Burns (GBR)	3:08:08	Carlota Corbella (ESP)	3:19:03
5th	2018	Ma Viro (CAM)	2:56:24	Jill Hamill (GBR)	3:06:59
6th	2019	Neko Hiroshi (CAM)	2:43:07	Shi Hongxia (CHN)	3:33:49

Angkor Wat is the site where marathon starts and ends.

The Marathon starts and ends at the Angkor Wat temple complex, a World Heritage Site. Other important spots over course of run are the Angkor Archaeological Park, Preah Prom Rath pagoda, and several other temples.[7]