Paris Marathon

Every year some 50,000 runners come to Paris to run the Paris Marathon. Start: Avenue des Champs-Élysées

The Paris Marathon starts every year from the Avenue des Champs-Elysées and nearly 50,000 participants set off to complete the legendary 42.195 kilometres that separate them from the finish line. From the Rue de Rivoli to the Quai de la Seine, passing by the Palais Garnier, the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral, the athletes and the thousands of spectators who have come to cheer on their loved ones, as well as the strangers who have come to take up this physical challenge, discover the monuments of Paris on what remains one of the most beautiful courses in the world. African athletes monopolise the top places and push the limits of the event. The records for the event are held by Kenyan Elisha Rotish for a performance in 2 hours 04 minutes 21 seconds for men in 2021, and in 2 hours 19 minutes 48 seconds in 2022 for women by Kenyan Judith Jeptum.