Skopje Marathon


The Skopje Marathon is an annual marathon held in May in Skopje, North Macedonia.

History

The first marathon race in Skopje was organized in 1997 but only lasted for that year and the following year before folding, primarily for financial reasons. After a break of nine years, in 2007, the event was partially revived with a half marathon-only race, and then fully restored in 2008, when three races were run: marathon, half marathon, and a 5K humanitarian race. Erwan Fouéré, European Union Special Representative for the country, helped spark the revival.
Since 2009, the race has been a member race of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
In 2012, the Skopje Marathon became one of the biggest sporting events in Republic of Macedonia as more than 3600 runners from more than 36 countries attended. In addition, that year, the marathon was in the list of Qualifying Marathon Races for the Olympic Games in London.
The 2013 Skopje Marathon featured a full marathon, a half marathon and a 5K race, and took place on 12 May 2013.
The 2015 edition was cancelled due to the 2015 Macedonian protests.
The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.10.04 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with registrants also having the option of either running the race virtually or transferring their entry to another runner or to 2021.

Past winners