The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris made its grand return this Sunday, April 13, 2025! In keeping with tradition, participants set off from the Champs-Élysées to cover the legendary distance of 42.195 km, taking in the French capital's most prestigious thoroughfares before crossing the finish line at Porte Dauphine. This year, 56,950 brave participants took to the starting line in rather clement, rain-free, if not sunny, weather.
Runners set off from the legendary Champs-Élysées, marking the start of a spectacular route through Paris. Despite the somewhat gloomy weather, the route offered a real immersion in the heart of the capital , passing through such iconic landmarks as the Place de la Concorde, theOpéra Garnier and the Place de la Bastille.
The peloton continued towards the Bois de Vincennes, bringing a breath of nature to this urban route. It was here that they discovered the only new feature of the edition: a passage through the Nation district, recently added to the route.
At the end of the race, participants skirted the Seine to greet the majestic Eiffel Tower, before concluding their effort in style onAvenue Foch, the traditional finishing point of the Paris marathon.
So, who were the winners of this 48th edition? Kenyan Bénard Biwott won the Paris Marathon 2025 after a perfectly controlled race, winning in 2h05'25'' and beating his personal best. He beat Djibouti's Ibrahim Hassan, who came second at 47 seconds, closely followed by another Kenyan, Sila Kiptoo, who completed the podium at 55 seconds behind the winner. With this victory, Biwott confirms his status as one of the world's leading marathon specialists, at an event that every year asserts itself as a major rendezvous for running enthusiasts.
On the women's side, the 2025 marathon was dominated by a leading quartet of Bedatu Hirpa, Dera Dida, Magdalena Shauri and Angela Tanui. As in Dubai, Ethiopians Hirpa and Dida battled it out for victory. And, once again, Bedatu Hirpa won in 2 h 20 min 45 s, just ahead of Dera Dida(2 h 20 min 49 s). Kenya's Angela Tanui rounded off the top women's podium with a time of 2 h 21 min 07 s.
The handisport race was a breathless duel between Julien Casoli and Thibaut Daurat. In the sprint, the experienced Casoli won in 1 h 33 min 03 s, just ahead of Daurat(1 h 33 min 04 s). Colombian Francisco Sanclemente took third place in 1 h 36 min 47 s, concluding a hotly contested international podium.
Men's podium
Women's podium
Handisport podium
In short, congratulations to all the participants, stay tuned for the full rankings on the Paris Marathon website, and for those who want to take up the challenge at the next edition, pre-registration is now open.
Dates and Opening Time
On April 13, 2025
Official website
www.schneiderelectricparismarathon.com
