{"id":486892,"date":"2026-06-11T03:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/486892\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:47:13","slug":"bangkok-post-cape-town-becomes-first-african-world-marathon-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/486892\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok Post &#8211; Cape Town becomes first African World Marathon Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLISHED : 11 Jun 2026 at 07:56<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c1_6118724.jpg\"   alt=\"The next edition of the Cape Town Marathon will take place in May 2027\" class=\"img-fluid\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe next edition of the Cape Town Marathon will take place in May 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>JOHANNESBURG &#8211; Cape Town has been added to the prestigious World Marathon Majors, the elite series said on Wednesday, making it the first African race in the circuit.<\/p>\n<p>It joins London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin, Sydney and Tokyo among the most iconic races in global distance running.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The unique culture, the welcome from the people of the city and the wonderful setting Cape Town provides will bring a whole new dimension to our series,&#8221; Dawna Stone, chief executive of Abbott World Marathon Majors, which oversees the circuit, said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know runners in Africa and across the world will have a phenomenal experience at this race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s edition of the marathon in May featured double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, 41, in his first marathon on African soil. The Kenyan finished 16th in 2:13:29.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopian Mohamed Esa won the race in a course record of 2:04:55, the fastest marathon time recorded in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Compatriot Yihunilign Adane was second in 2:04:59, while Kenyan Kalipus Lomwai placed third in 2:05:06, with all three athletes setting personal bests.<\/p>\n<p>Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis welcomed the decision, saying it followed &#8220;many years of hard work&#8221; to secure inclusion in the Majors.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers said Wednesday the Major status is expected to deliver a significant economic boost to Cape Town, including about $49 million in spending on travel, accommodation and meals.<\/p>\n<p>The next edition of the Cape Town Marathon will take place on May 23, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the marathon was cancelled after high winds caused safety concerns for runners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PUBLISHED : 11 Jun 2026 at 07:56 The next edition of the Cape Town Marathon will take place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[225208,225204,225206,156116,85,225209,46,225207,225210,105,225205],"class_list":["post-486892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-african-sports-events","tag-cape-town-marathon","tag-distance-running","tag-eliud-kipchoge","tag-il","tag-international-marathon-circuit","tag-israel","tag-marathon-racing","tag-running-tourism","tag-sports","tag-world-marathon-majors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}