The Mumbai Marathon is an annual international road running competition that is held in January. This event was first staged in 2004. The prize money for the fastest runners in Men's and Women's category are $31,000 each, with an additional $2,250 being awarded to the fastest Indian citizen (men and women) in the Full and Half Marathon categories.
The race categories are Full Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.097 km), Dream Run (6 km), Senior Citizens' Run (4.3 km) and the Wheel chair Event (2.5 km). The Mumbai Marathon is part of "The Greatest Race on Earth", an event sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. The other three legs of this four-marathon race are the Singapore Marathon, the Nairobi Marathon and the Hong Kong Marathon. The race became an IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 2010, confirming its status as one of the more prestigious competitions in the road racing calendar.
Mumbai marathon has been synonymous with Bollywood personalities. One the key ambassador for the event has been Bollywood star John Abraham. Other famous personality is Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Vice President for Americas and India, Peggy Johnson who ran the 2009 event.
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