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]

Place de la Bastille, where the new race finished

History

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The 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

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Paris Ekiden winning teams (6-leg races)
Ed. Date Athletes Split Team Time Ref
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

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Best stage times per year (6-stage race)
Year Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
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)

References

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