Belgrade Marathon, the largest and the most massive sports event in our country, is held this year for the thirtieth time. By the decision of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, Belgrade Marathon was proclaimed as the event of special importance for the City of Belgrade, which it certainly is, considering that with the 5 km Pleasure Run, half-marathon and the marathon run the start of which for years attracts the most famous athletes of the world, presents surely the biggest sports event traditionally held in our country. Within the Belgrade Marathon, four events take place, prized by the International Athletic Foundation (IAF), the World Association of Marathon and Street Runs (AIMS), and the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF): Children’s Marathon, Belgrade Marathon, Women’s Run and Belgrade Run through History.
Belgrade Marathon is a member of AIMS (World Association of Marathon and Street Runs), global running community, and, in its essence, is the movement of health promoting the healthy and active lifestyle among all the categories of population. Running is a simple activity accessible to everyone, easily applicable in various spaces, acceptable for both genders and all the ages, and special value of the Belgrade Marathon presents its openness towards categories of population with special needs.
30th Belgrade marathon will be remembered for the unique event titled Legends Again in Belgrade, gathering in one place, during the 30th Belgrade Marathon 2017, world-known sports stars of various generations who not only marked the athletics, but are also the synonym for the largest successes in the sports history. All of them have already been promoters of Belgrade Marathon in previous decades, and during their sports careers, they wrote the most significant pages of sports events and moved forward the limits of human achievements.
