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Runners on the Dubai Marathon course
Dubai Marathon 2027 logo, presented by ASICS

Dubai Marathon sponsorship

The region’s largest World Athletics-sanctioned running event and a Gold Label road race. 19,338 runners from 151 countries at the 2026 edition and a live broadcast reaching 105 territories, on one flat, fast course past the Burj Al Arab. Dubai Marathon sponsorship through ES Sport.

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2026 edition19,338Runners across the three races
Nationalities151Countries in the 2026 field
World AthleticsGoldLabel road race
Since 2000400,000+Runners over 25 editions
The property

Dubai’s Marquee
Distance Race.

Every major city has one marathon that brings the whole community onto the same course, from first-timers to the world’s best. This is Dubai’s. Inaugurated in 2000 and sanctioned by World Athletics, it runs each winter from the Dubai Police Academy on Jumeirah Road.

The second fastest city in marathon history, the first race to see seven men under 2:05 in a single day, and ranked sixth in the YouGov UAE Sport Buzz poll, up eleven places year on year. For a partner it is a full day of health, family and city pride, with the cameras on.

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The elite field on Jumeirah Beach Road
Jumeirah Beach Road, race morning
Three races, one course

Where The Brand
Shows Up.

Every distance has its own field and its own place for a partner to activate. All three start and finish at the Dubai Police Academy, Jumeirah.

The elite field on Jumeirah Beach Road

The Marathon

42.195 km

The elite race and the mass field on one course. Live broadcast, the podium and the world’s fastest athletes.

Runners on the 10 km course

The 10 km

Road race

The biggest field of the day. Club runners, first-timers and corporate teams, and the widest audience for a brand on course.

A team of runners at the finish

The 4 km

Family fun run

Families, schools and children. The community entry point, and the most sampling-friendly crowd of the morning.

The race village at the finish

The Race Village

Start and finish

Grandstand, expo, VIP lounge and finish line. Where 20,000 runners gather before and after they run.

Race entries, corporate teams and Run and Stay packages sit on the Experiences side of the site.

The reach

Seen Around The World.

One January morning puts a partner in front of a record field on the course, ten live television channels and a global news audience.

Participation from the organisers’ 2026 race reports. Audience, broadcast and media figures from the most recent race report.

The race village crowd at the Dubai Marathon finish
The race village, Jumeirah
  1. 19,338Runners at the 2026 edition, a record 4,000 of them in the marathon
  2. 151Countries in the 2026 field, 39% travelling from outside the UAE
  3. 78%Of runners aged 25 to 45; 64% male, 36% female, 79% college educated
  4. 38%Enter with a company or team
  5. 10Live television channels
  6. 105Territories on the live broadcast, 210 via international news feeds
  7. 1.63bnGlobal news reach across 2,300+ online articles
  8. 193mSocial reach, US$45.3m global media value
Perfect for

For Organisations
Ready To…

  • Reach a global, affluent audience of 151 nationalities in one morning, on course and on air.
  • Own a health and wellbeing platform the city already turns out for every winter.
  • Put employees on the start line with a corporate team and hospitality at the finish.
  • Engage families and first-time runners through the 4 km fun run and the race village.
  • Carry the brand into international broadcast and news coverage beyond the UAE.
  • Align with Dubai’s sporting calendar and city pride at its most visible.
The podium ceremony at the Dubai Marathon
The podium, race morning
Who you stand alongside

Sanctioned. Broadcast.
Backed.

The governing body and the government partners behind the race.

Governing bodyWorld Athletics logoGold Label road race
Government partnersDubai Sports Council logo
Government partnersDubai Police logoStart and finish at the Dubai Police Academy, Jumeirah
Government partnersRTA logo
Government partnersDubai Municipality logo

Government and governing-body partners as listed by the organisers for the 2026 edition.

India Beckwith and Stuart Kirkham of the ES Sport sponsorship team
The ES Sport sponsorship team
Get In Touch

Get In Contact
With Our Team.

Talk directly to the people who build our partnerships. Book a call with India or Stuart, or email or call the office, and bring your objectives: we will bring the rights, the audience figures and the ideas.

Book A Call With India → Book A Call With Stuart → Email info@es-sport.ae → Call +971 4 435 6612 →
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