Marathon refers a demotic road racing sporting event throughout the world that existed in a lucrative sport for the peak of the field. Every year numbers of athletes take part in the several marathon competition, where they are paid a enormous of prize money along with additional cash prize and bonus. In the beginning the winners were regarded by only medal but nowadays they are paid thousands of dollars. There are many Marathon competition who awarded the line finishers a good amount of prize purse. Here we are listed the top ten richest cash prizes Marathon events in below.
- Standard Chartered Dubai
Prize money: $20000 US
Bonus: $100000 US
Base Country: United Arab Emirates
Executing Date: January
Established: 2000
The Dubai Marathon officially refers as Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon is an International annual marathon racing competition which held on January in every Year. A huge volume of runners, both male and female take part in the competition of Dubai Marathon in the United Arab Emirates. The first race competition was held on 14th January in 2000. In 2008 it became the most richest long distances running competition in history which award claimed off 2.5 million US dollar for both first place male and female. Haile Gebrselassie became the first male runner who grab the million of dollar prize money by finishing the required distance in time of 2:04:53 and termed as the second fastest marathon runner of all time.
2. Boston Marathon
Prize money: $15000 US
Bonus: $50,000 US
Base Country: United State
Executing Date: April
Established: 1807
Boston Marathon is the most aged and second most richest annual marathon competition throughout the world. It refers one of the six most major run racing in world wide and fourth most major competition in America. The distance which is run by the contest counting as the second most circuit in the world. Generally it considers on April in every year where the first finishers awarded $150000 USD in both man and woman runner along with $50,000 bonus.
3. TCS New York City
PM: $13000 US
Bonus: $50,000 US
Base Country: United State
Executing Date: November
Established: 1970
Prize money is considered again under the table of eminent finishers in this season in New York Marathon, which is newly branded as NYC New York Marathon. This annual marathon competition griped on every year in November. In debut season where total entrants were 127, the prize money was pursing just $1000 US but now it raised up 130000 $US and the time bonus required 50 thousand US dollars. The required prize pursing total value provides on 705,000 USD.
4. Chicago
P.M: $100000 US
Bonus: $55,000 US
Base Country: United State
Executing Date: October
Established: 1977
Chicago Marathon is one of the lucrative marathon race competition which is held every year in October. About 45,000 runners have completed the task in required time of 6.5 hours. It become the fourth most richest marathon in the world which consisting 7.1 million spectators as well as a half million dollar prize money every year. Last year it paid 1 million USD to the race finisher and 75,000 USD to course recorder. The record bonus paid of $55,000.
5. Tokyo Marathon
P.M: $80000 US
Bonus: $30,000 US
Base Country: Japan
Executing Date: February
Established: 2007
The Tokyo marathon is neoteric racing addition in the World of Marathon competition which started the journey since 2007. This Japanese race held on February in every year. The race is confined with over 35,000 runners, which total prize of purse of 300,000 USD excepting bonus. The first finishers is given of $80000. If any winner able to grab the world record, he will get about $300,000 USD.
6. Seoul International
P.M: $55000 US
Total prize money: $30,000 US
Base Country: South Korea
Executing Date: March
Established: 1993
The Seoul International Marathon which matey as the Dong-A Ilbo Seoul Marathon, is an International yearly racing competition of Seoul in South Korea. The race is limited by 42.195 km classic distance in the city. It is one of the most prestigious marathon competition where 25,000 athletes takes part in every year. And its prize purse, if a racer can accomplish the series of required time limit, is given a lucrative amount of $300,000. On the other hand the game finishers male and female both are paid of $80,000 under the time limit off 2:10:00 and 2:24:00 respectively, otherwise they will paid the half amount of $40,000. The Bonus boundary for male contestants are pondered as $500,000 and females are $300,000 if they embark the world record.
7. London
Prize money: $55000 US
Total prize money: $313,000 us
Base Country: England
Executing Date: April
Established: 1981
Virgin Money London Marathon that simply known as London Marathon, refers as one of the long distance running sporting event in London. It including one of the six leading marathon in the world which was induced in 1981. The competition was started with only 6000 athletes and now the race is extended by the 30,000 runners. The first finisher (male & female) who complete the task in time will give 55,000 USD where the second place holder will receive of $30,000. They also paid an extra amount of $100,000 if they fulfil it sub 2:05:00p (M) and sub 2:18:00 (FM).
8. Berlin
Prize money: $55000 US
Bonus: $40,000 us
Base Country: Germany
Executing Date: September
Established: 1974
The Berlin Marathon is one of the leading and demotic road racing all over the world. It is one of the six mammoth competition With the cap off 40 thousand athletes. The total prize money fathom as $300,000, where the bonus amount considers of $150,000. The first place holder (male and female) each receives $40,000 USD, for sub 2.04.30 and 2.20.00 respectively. The runners who bring to pass the tusk just in time they has been paid the excessive amount of 69,000 USD.
9. Houston
P.M: $40,000 USD
Bonus: $30,000 USD
Base Country: Texas
Executing Date: January
Established: 1972
Houston Marathon is an international annual pettiest road race competition, which occupied on January in every calendar year. In 1972 it initiated with the 113 runners only along with 200 spectators. The prize regarded for the top male & female finisher over $40,000 USD as well as the bonus with cash prizes of $30000.
10. Los Angeles
P.M: $25,000 USD
Base Country: Texas
Executing Date: February/March
Established: 1986
The veteran road racing competition Asics Los Angeles Marathon shortly called as LAM is a major yearly running event in California. Every year about 25,000 runners getting part in the competition and win a huge volume of prize purse. The first finisher conquerors 25 thousands of USD as well as additional prize of $50000. The total cash prize purse dominated off $200000 for top ten finishers both male and female.
