Tunis–Carthage Marathon

Tunis–Carthage Marathon
Tunis–Carthage Marathon
Date	December
Location	Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon, half marathon, 5K
Established	1986 (38 years ago)
Official site	https://marathon.comar.tn

The Tunis–Carthage Marathon (French: Marathon de Tunis–Carthage^[b]) is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Tunis, Tunisia, since 1986.^[1]^[4]^[5] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.^[3]^[6] During the race weekend, a half marathon, a 10K race, and a 5K race are also offered.^[2]

History

The inaugural race was held on 15 October 1986 as the "COMAR Marathon".^[1]^[7]^[a] Tunisian runner Houcine Makni won the marathon with a finish time of 2:46:48.^[1]^[7]^[c]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "COMAR" is an acronym for "Compagnie Méditerranéenne d'Assurance et de Réassurance".^[1]
^ It is also known as the "Tunis–Carthage COMAR Marathon"^[a] (French: Marathon de COMAR Tunis–Carthage) for sponsorship reasons.^[2]^[3].
^ The Association of Road Racing Statisticians has no record of a female winner until the third race was held in 1998.^[1]