About Zanzibar,
International Marathon!

Learn about the Zanzibar International Marathon, its history, and the dedicated team behind the event. Discover our mission to promote fitness, cultural immersion, and community engagement through this extraordinary marathon
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Zanzibar International Marathon (ZIM)
was established in 2016 for the purpose of promoting Zanzibar, promote talented athletes, attracting tourists, and contribute to building the economy.

In 2021 ZIM was privileged to get both technical as well as moral support from the president Of the Zanzibar’s office which led to the implementation of the first edition of ZIM in 2021. In 2022 we continued this collaboration via the Vice Presidents office as well as designated Ministry as instructed by the President.
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ZIM offers a unique experience to both professional as well as fun runners as they participate in one of the most prestigious races in the African continent.

ZIM is the biggest ever Marathon to have graced the Spice Islands in terms of participation, public awareness as well as size of production. At ZIM we give all participants a memorable experience, one that will last a lifetime.

ZIM is not only the biggest Project of its kind in East Africa but a
unique one as it combines athletics, tourism, exposé and a conference designed to promote and create a link between stakeholders that can participate in the blue economy strategy showcasing the richness of our beautiful nation.

Event
Overview

ZIM 2022 climax is set to take place on the 30th, July this 2023. Participants from all over the globe are expected to attend.

Both 2021 and 2022 saw high profile representation from the Government of Zanzibar. The President and the First Vice President of the Revolutionary government of Zanzibar in the respective years took an active role in encouraging general participation. Many runners from Tanzania Mainland as well as fun runners from Europe, America and professional runners from our East African Neighbors Kenya and Rwanda participated. Zanzibar participants did not shy away from both the first and second editions of ZIM as they were equally competitive with a mission to win the race.

ZIM 2023 is designed to be more than just a Marathon thus there are a number of activities as we build up to the climax of ZIM 2023. We have also created an online campaign that individuals will post their record time as they head toward that main events and our team will track those with impressive performances pre-event and work with the ministry to promote such talents.
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