
Sports • August 13, 2024
26th Half International Rio Marathon
By Mariana Novaes
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The 26th International Marathon of Rio will take place on August 18 (Sunday). The race will feature three types of individual runs: half marathon, 10k race and 5k race.
The 26th International Marathon of Rio will take place on August 18 (Sunday). The race will feature three types of individual runs: half marathon, 10k race and 5k race.
Check out the race routes and their respective schedules:
- The start of the Half Marathon will be held at the intersection of Avenida Delfim Moreira with Avenida Borges de Medeiros, next to Jardim de Alah no Leblon. The arrival will be at Cuauhtemoc Square, Aterro do Flamengo.
Timetable:
- 6h40 - Category female and male wheelchair athlete
- 6h43 - elite category A/B female
- 6h44 - A/B male elite category
- 6h45 - General category male and female
- 6h45 - A wheelchair with male and female guides
Closing hours: departure will be closed at 7:10
- The start of race 10 k will be at Aterro no Flamengo (Praça Arquiteto Laércio Sampaio, in front of the society blocks)
Schedule: 6:10, closing at 6:25
- The start of race 5k, will be in the Aterro do Flamengo (Architecture Square Laércio Sampaio, in front of society blocks) and the arrival, in the Aterro do Flamengo (same place of the Half Marathon).
Opening hours: 6:30 a.m., closing at 6:50 a.m.
SERVICE:
Date: August 18
Schedule: from 6.25 a.m.
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