INFORMATION

Outline of Osaka Marathon 2019

Race Name Osaka Marathon 2019
Organizers Osaka Prefectural Government, City of Osaka
Osaka Association of All Athletics （OAAA）
Co-organizer The Yomiuri Shimbun
Managing Organization Osaka Association of All Athletics（OAAA）
Operational Support OSAKA PARA ATHLETICS
Supporting Organizations Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Osaka City Community Promotion Association, Osaka Prefectural Federation of Shopping Center, Osaka Prefectural Federation of Shopping Center Promotion Associations, Osaka City Shopping Streets Association, Kansai Economic Federation, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, Osaka Prefectural Sport Association, Osaka Athletic Association, Osaka Sport Promotion Council, Osaka City Amateur Sports Association, Osaka City Sports and Welfare Association, Osaka City Sport Promotion Council, Osaka City Sports and Greenery Association, Osaka Para-Sports Association, Osaka City Welfare and Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities, Osaka Medical Association, Osaka Hospital Association, OSAKA NURSING ASSOCIATION, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kinki District Transport Bureau, HANSHIN EXPRESSWAY COMPANY LIMITED, YOMIURI LIGHT AND HUMANITY ASSOCIATION, Osaka Life Support Association, Osaka Prefectural Board of Education, Osaka City Board of Education, The Hochi Shimbun, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (in random order)
Main Sponsor OPTAGE Inc.
Official Sponsors Osaka Metro Co., Ltd., MIZUNO Corporation, Duskin Co., Ltd., Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., Coca-Cola(JAPAN)Co., Ltd., SEIKO HOLDINGS CORPORATION, KANSAI UNIVERSITY, Ltd., The Yomiuri Shimbun, Advance Create Co., Ltd., The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Kinki Nippon Tourist Kansai Co.,Ltd., Photocreate Co.,Ltd., NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD., Toyota Motor Corporation, Sumitomo Electric, Industries, Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, KOSMO SECURITY SERVICES CO., Nisshin Seifun Group., KYOWA CO.,LTD., KUBOTA Corporation, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., MARUICHI STEEL TUBE LTD., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., EZAKI GLICO CO., LTD., MUFG Bank, Ltd., HOTEL ROYAL CLASSIC OSAKA
Cooperation FM802, imuraya group co., ltd., SWAC Co., Ltd., Aoki shofuan Corporation., Hyogetsudo Co., Ltd., The Kishu Tanabe Ume Promotion Committee., EIKADO
Events
  • Marathon：
    （1）JAAF members
    （2）Non-JAAF members
    （3）Wheelchair Race
Entry fee Marathon: JPY 13,000（Individual / Overseas）

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Date & Time
  • Sunday, December 1,2019
    8:55 a.m.／Wheelchair Race Starts
    9:00 a.m.／Marathon Wave 1 Starts
    9:10 a.m.／Marathon Wave 2 Starts
    9:25 a.m.／Marathon Wave 3 Starts
    11:15 a.m.／Wheelchair Race Finishes
    4:00 p.m.／Marathon Finishes
Course The Osaka Marathon course starting in front of the Osaka Prefectural Government Building and finish within Osaka Castle Park
Course certified by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations （JAAF） and by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races （AIMS）
Entrants’runner registration
（Osaka Marathon EXPO2019）
  • Date／Fri., Nov. 29, 2019 and Sat., Nov. 30, 2019 for two days
  • Venue／INTEX OSAKA
  • Time／11:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. （last admission）
  • ※Registration on race day (Sun., Dec. 1, 2019) is not acceptable.
  • ※Photo ID is required at the time of registration.
  • ※Registration without photo ID is not acceptable.
  • ※Registration by proxy is not acceptable. Please ensure that a runner him/herself comes to the registration.
Commendation
  • ◎The top eight male and female finishers overall will receive commendations respectively.
  • ◎Civic Runner Award: Male and female who are JAAF members and general participants finished in first place will be respectively commended.（excluding invited and guest runners）
  • ◎The Chicago Marathon Award: Male and female runners living in Osaka and who are JAAF members and general participants finished in first place will be respectively commended.（excluding invited and guest runners, representative runners for affiliate marathons, runners who were sent to the last two Osaka Marathon races）
  • ◎The top eight male and female wheelchair athletes will be respectively commended.
  • ◎The top three male and female runners per five-year age bracket will be respectively commended.
  • ※Award certificates will be sent at a later date.
    (excluding male and female finishers overall who finished in top eight places)