The city of Daegu will raise the prize money of the Daegu International Marathon to that of the Boston Marathon, which boasts the world’s highest authority.
It is the will to raise the status of the 메이저놀이터city and promote the city brand to the world through the Daegu International Marathon.
The Daegu International Marathon, which was first held in 2001, is held in the downtown area of Daegu every April in four events: elite full course (42.195km), masters half, 10km, and 5km courses.
According to Daegu City on the 20th, the city will hold the Daegu International Marathon from 2024 as a competition comparable to the world’s six major marathons, including the Boston Marathon.
The six major marathons are the Boston, New York, London, Berlin, Chicago and Tokyo marathons.
The most notable thing is the size of the prize money. The size of the prize money will be increased from that of the six major competitions.
Currently, the winner of the Daegu International Marathon, awarded to the top overseas elite runner, is $40,000.
By increasing this by 4 times, starting next year, the winning prize is set at $160,000. This is $10,000 more than the Boston Marathon prize money ($150,000).
In particular, all prize money from 1st to 10th place was raised compared to the Boston competition to encourage players with the world’s best skills to participate.
The total prize money of the tournament is also set at 885,000 dollars, so it will be held with the largest prize money compared to the six major tournaments, including Boston (724,000 dollars) and New York (572,000 dollars).
The prize money for winning first place in Korea will also increase from the current 5 million won to 20 million won, a 4-fold increase, and the prize money for groups and leaders will also be raised to the highest level in the country.
The prize money for achieving a record will also be increased from 100 million won to 100,000 dollars if a world record is set, from 50 million won to 100 million won if a new Korean record is achieved, and from 5,000 to 10,000 dollars if a new record is achieved.
To this end, the city plans to upgrade the Daegu International Marathon to the highest label, ‘Platinum Label’ in the World Association of Athletics Federations.
The Platinum Label is given to competitions in which more than 10 of the world’s top 30 players participate and 15,000 people complete the full course.
Currently, the Daegu International Marathon is recognized as the ‘Gold Label’, the lower level.
The marathon course, which used to start at National Debt Compensation Memorial Park, will start at Daegu Stadium and become a circular course in the downtown area to use as an opportunity to publicize the entirety of Daegu.
The newly developed course is confirmed by collecting expert opinions, goes through the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, and applies for course accreditation to the World Association of Athletics Federations. After passing the measurement and evaluation, it will be recognized as an IAAF official course.
Hong Joon-pyo, mayor of Daegu, said, “While participating in the Daegu International Marathon this year, I was amazed at the enthusiasm of the athletes and citizens to participate in the marathon.” We will prepare for the participation scale and raise the dignity of Daegu, while putting it in the ranks of world-class marathon cities.”