About Marathon

The Rimi Riga Marathon stands as the only marathon in the world that unites five World Athletics Road Race Label races – the mile, 5km, 10km, half marathon, and marathon – into a single weekend celebration of running, alongside Kids’ Day events.

In cooperation with Neste, Rimi Riga marathon not only assesses impact on the environment by calculating CO₂e emissions or footprints, but also compensates the footprint by investing in sustainable and emission-reducing projects in Riga and Latvia.

In an effort to promote the joy of movement to those who are unable to experience it, Rimi Riga Marathon collaborates annually with the Children’s Hospital Foundation on the charitable initiative “Movement for Movement.” This initiative encourages donations to support children with mobility impairments.

During the marathon festivities themselves, people with mobility and functional impairments are given the chance to participate in distances that suit their abilities, alongside assistants, through the special “Inclusive Marathon” program, created in collaboration with Mēness aptieka.

The organizing team of the Rimi Riga Marathon is also proud to have hosted the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 2023 in the half marathon, 5 km, and road mile distances, during which three world records were set in Riga.