Abidjan Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Kaydan Marathon International du District Autonome d'Abidjan is Abidjan's annual road race, run on a Sunday in late November and organised by the Ivorian Athletics Federation (FIA) with the Kaydan group as sponsor. The 42.195 km marathon was introduced in 2025 and runs alongside a half marathon, a 10 km, a 5 km and a 2.5 km wheelchair race. The marathon and half marathon start at 7:00am in the Plateau district, outside the Hôtel de Ville, and the finish is at the Parc des Sports in Treichville, where a marathon village with partner stands and entertainment is set up. The course runs through the city's communes; the organisers list Plateau, Cocody, Adjamé, Treichville, Koumassi and Marcory, and describe the route as flat and fast. World Athletics validated the half-marathon and marathon courses as Grade A in September 2026. The event itself is older than the full marathon. The district race returned in November 2023 after an interruption of 13 years, first as a half marathon, and the 2026 edition is numbered the 22nd. Every finisher receives a medal, and the organisers pay prize money to the winners of both an international and a national ranking.