The 18th edition of the LSR Colombo Marathon 2018, organised by the Lanka Sportreizen will flag off at 6.00am on Sunday (7) in Colombo.
The event which is open to both men and women will be conducted as a Full Marathon (42.195 kms) and Half Marathon (21.097 kms) and it will also be divided into standard and veteran.
The organisers have included two fun runs along with that for a distance of 5km and 10km to promote marathon among school children.
The marathon will be starting at 6,00am in close proximity to the BMICH, Colombo 7 and it will run through Borella, Dematagoda, Peliyagoda, Wattala along the Hamilton Canal, Pamunugama, Thalahena, Pitipana, Doowa to the Negombo Beach Park.
Around 10,000 runners including around 500 foreign competitors are expected at this prestigious marathon.
The LSR marathon is a major event in Sports Calendar in Asia and the only International marathon in Sri Lanka registered with the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), the governing body for Long Distance Running at IAAF and been awarded the voting rights at the AIMS World Congress as the 54th member amongst its 56 voting members out of 120 countries comprising of 420 races in the world.
The event is jointly supported by the Ministry of Sports, the Western Provincial Council, Athletic Association, Colombo Municipal Council, Negombo Municipal Council, Sri Lanka Police and the Tri-Forces and Reebok is the official running partner.
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