The Paris Ekiden, formerly known as the Versailles to Paris Ekiden, is an international ekiden (marathon relay race) held in Paris. The inaugural race in 1990 was marred by a series of problems, which led to the race's discontinuation until 2013 when it returned on an annual basis.[1][2]
History
editThe inaugural edition of the race in 1990 featured 20 teams of 6 runners, with each team consisting of 4 men and 2 women. It had a budget of 6 million Euros.[3]
During the final stage of the race, all teams except for the two leaders Great Britain and Denmark ran off course. As a result, all but those teams ran approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) short of the official race distance. It was viewed as a failure of event security, and the competition was not held again the following year.[3][1]
The race would not return again until 2013 on a yearly basis, with the elite athletes running alongside a mass ekiden race. The new race started near The Louvre and finished at the Place de la Bastille.[4]
Winners
editEd. | Date | Athletes | Split | Team | Time | Ref |
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1st | 28 October 1990 | Albertina Dias | 10:47 | Portugal | 1:59:04 (~40 km) | [5][3] |
Luis-Felipe de Jesus | 12:06 | |||||
Ezequiel Canario | 20:10 | |||||
Elisio Rios | 33:06 | |||||
Monica Gama | 19:51 | |||||
Juan-Carlos Montero Castellanos (ESP) | 23:04 | |||||
2nd | 3 November 2013 | Yuki Namba | 15:12 | Japan | 2:15:14 (marathon) | [6] |
Yuji Sasanuma | 32:09 | |||||
Yuki Nakamura | 18:06 | |||||
Yuka Ando | 35:08 | |||||
Kenta Chiba | 15:43 | |||||
Kumiko Kamei | 18:59 | |||||
3rd | 2 November 2014 | Josephat Muraga | 15:18 | France | 2:07:47 (marathon) | [7] |
Willy Nduwimana | 30:09 | |||||
Said El Medouly | 15:13 | |||||
Ezechiel Nizigiyimana | 30:25 | |||||
Ruben Iindongo | 15:04 | |||||
Jean Claude Niyonizigiye | 21:31 | |||||
4th | 1 November 2015 | Dieudonne Disi (RWA) | 15:49 | Unirun | 2:11:03 (marathon) | [8] |
Gervais Hakizimana (RWA) | 30:45 | |||||
Thomas Larchaud (FRA) | 16:19 | |||||
Jean-damascene Habarurema (RWA) | 30:50 | |||||
Mondhir Fekir (FRA) | 15:42 | |||||
Romain Hesschentier (FRA) | 21:42 | |||||
5th | 6 November 2016 | Thomas Larchaud (FRA) | 15:50 | Unirun | 2:13:41 (marathon) | [9] |
Jean-damascene Habarurema (RWA) | 31:26 | |||||
Benoit Looten (FRA) | 16:05 | |||||
Abraham Niyonkuru (BDI) | 31:42 | |||||
Mondhir Fekir (FRA) | 16:37 | |||||
Gervais Hakizimana (RWA) | 22:03 | |||||
6th | 5 November 2017 | Thomas Larchaud (FRA) | 14:31 | Unirun 1 | 2:14:33 (marathon) | [10] |
Jean-damascene Habarurema (RWA) | 31:50 | |||||
Julien Duchateau (FRA) | 15:49 | |||||
Mondhir Fekir (FRA) | 32:17 | |||||
Gervais Hakizimana (RWA) | 15:35 | |||||
Abraham Niyonkuru (BDI) | 24:31 | |||||
7th | 4 November 2018 | Romain Courcières (FRA) | Alès Cévennes Athlétisme | 2:08:23 (marathon) | [11][12][13] | |
Christopher Berraho (FRA) | ||||||
Julien Samson (FRA) | ||||||
El Hassane Ben Lkhainouch (FRA) | ||||||
Julien Mendez (FRA) | ||||||
Damien Gras (FRA) | ||||||
8th | 3 November 2019 | Thomas Wadoux (FRA) | 15:33 | Unirun 59 | 2:10:22 (marathon) | [14] |
Felicien Muhitira (RWA) | 29:52 | |||||
Gervais Hakizimana (RWA) | 15:25 | |||||
Isaac Maiyo Kibiwott (KEN) | 31:20 | |||||
Abraham Niyonkuru (BDI) | 15:17 | |||||
Jeremy Carrier (FRA) | 22:58 | |||||
9th | 7 November 2021 | Jules Robin | 14:39 | PMAV | 2:13:21 (marathon) | [15] |
Hatem Fares | 31:11 | |||||
Ken Chareil | 16:27 | |||||
Sajid Mouhcine | 32:19 | |||||
Yacine Tajja | 15:58 | |||||
Youssef Mekdafou | 22:51 | |||||
10th | 6 November 2022 | Yann Schrub (FRA) | 14:27 | Team Adidas | 2:04:40 (marathon) | [16] |
Benjamin Choquert (FRA) | 29:55 | |||||
Pierre Kardous (FRA) | 16:07 | |||||
Hassan Chahdi (FRA) | 28:54 | |||||
Paul Anselmini (FRA) | 14:39 | |||||
Valentin Gondouin (FRA) | 20:41 | |||||
11th | 5 November 2023 | Pierre Carlier (FRA) | 15:12 | Racing Multi Athlon | 2:14:53 (42 km) | [17] |
Kevin El Fallahi (FRA) | 33:54 | |||||
Paul-Mathieu Lannuzel (FRA) | 15:27 | |||||
Krilan Le Bihan (FRA) | 32:37 | |||||
Pierre McGarvey (FRA) | 16:25 | |||||
Teo Rubens Banini (FRA) | 21:22 |
Stage bests
editYear | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | ||||||||||||
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Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | Distance | Best time | Athlete | |
1990 | 3.2 km | 10:47 | Albertina Dias (POR) | 4.5 km | 11:59 | Brahim El-Ghazali (FRA) | 7.1 km | 18:56 | Mohamed Issengar (MAR) | 10.9 km | 32:24 | Richard Nerurkar (ENG) | 6.9 km | 19:22 | Malin Ewerlöf Krepp (SWE) | 7.7 km | 22:47 | Said Aouita (MAR) |
2013 | 5.25 km | 15:12 | Yuki Namba (JPN) | 10.5 km | 32:09 | Yuji Sasanuma (JPN) | 5.25 km | 18:06 | Yuki Nakamura (JPN) | 10.5 km | 35:08 | Yuka Ando (JPN) | 5.25 km | 15:43 | Kenta Chiba (JPN) | 5.445 km | 18:22 | Vincent Bernard (FRA) |
2014 | 5 km | 15:18 | Josephat Muraga (FRA) | 10 km | 29:48 | Andrea Lalli (ITA) | 5 km | 14:40 | Timothee Bommier (FRA) | 10 km | 30:15 | Ahmed El Mazoury (ITA) | 5 km | 14:34 | Pierre Urruty (FRA) | 7.195 km | 21:31 | Jean Claude Niyonizigiye (FRA) |
2015 | 5 km | 15:49 | Dieudonné Disi (RWA) | 10 km | 30:27 | Ryotaro Nitta (JPN) | 5 km | 16:19 | Thomas Larchaud (FRA) | 10 km | 30:27 | Ryo Ishita (JPN) | 5 km | 15:42 | Mondhir Fekir (FRA) | 7.195 km | 20:53 | Hiroyoshi Umegae (JPN) |
2016 | 5 km | 15:13 | Tarik Moukrime (FRA) | 10 km | 31:26 | Jean-damascene Habarurema (RWA) | 5 km | 15:57 | Remi Deprez (FRA) | 10 km | 31:41 | David Kamwende Chege (KEN) | 5 km | 16:01 | Theo Daeschler (FRA) | 7.195 km | 21:39 | Vincent Luis (FRA) |
2017 | 5 km | 14:25 | Alexandre Descot (FRA) | 10 km | 31:50 | Jean-damascene Habarurema (RWA) | 5 km | 15:49 | Julien Duchateau (FRA) | 10 km | 32:15 | Romain Vogt (FRA) | 5 km | 15:28 | Nicolas Dalmasso (FRA) | 7.195 km | 23:54 | Adrien Guiomar (FRA) |
2018 | 5.1 km | 14:45 | 10 km | 29:44 | 5 km | 15:12 | 10 km | 29:58 | 5 km | 14:59 | 7.095 km | 20:51 | ||||||
2019 | 5.1 km | 14:56 | Youssef Mekdafou (FRA) | 10 km | 29:52 | Felicien Muhitira (RWA) | 5 km | 15:25 | Gervais Hakizimana (RWA) | 10 km | 31:20 | Isaac Maiyo Kibiwott (KEN) | 5 km | 15:17 | Abraham Niyonkuru (BDI) | 7.095 km | 22:43 | Baptiste Cartieaux (FRA) |
2021 | 5.1 km | 14:02 | Yoann Kowal (FRA) | 10 km | 29:34 | Felicien Muhitira (RWA) | 5 km | 16:05 | Kevin Cecchinel | 10 km | 30:37 | Bertrand Gaget | 5 km | 15:43 | Yoan Duboin | 7.095 km | 22:32 | Kevin Daniel |
2022 | 5 km | 14:02 | Yann Schrub (FRA) | 10 km | 29:29 | Mehdi Frere (FRA) | 5 km | 15:04 | Arthur Descazeaud (FRA) | 10 km | 28:54 | Hassan Chahdi (FRA) | 5 km | 14:39 | Paul Anselmini (FRA) | 7.195 km | 20:41 | Valentin Gondouin (FRA) |
2023 | 5 km | 15:12 | Pierre Carlier (FRA) | 10 km | 31:18 | Antoine Provost (FRA) | 5 km | 15:27 | Paul-Mathieu Lannuzel (FRA) | 10 km | 31:34 | Sacha Liguori (FRA) | 5 km | 15:43 | Edmond Baudot (FRA) | 7 km | 21:22 | Teo Rubens Banini (FRA) |
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