New York City Marathon
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The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York City Marathon canonical | 10 |
| TCS New York City Marathon | 3 |
| 2017 New York City Marathon | 1 |
| NYC Marathon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York City Marathon Context triple: [World Marathon Majors, hasComponent, New York City Marathon]
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A.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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B.
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s premier annual long-distance running races, renowned for its flat, fast course through Chicago’s neighborhoods and its status as a major international marathon.
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C.
Marathon
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
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D.
World Marathon Majors
The World Marathon Majors is a series of the world’s most prestigious annual marathons, featuring major races in cities such as Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, and Tokyo.
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E.
IAAF World Championships Marathon
The IAAF World Championships Marathon is the marathon race held as part of the World Athletics Championships, featuring elite international runners competing for global titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York City Marathon Target entity description: The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
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A.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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B.
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s premier annual long-distance running races, renowned for its flat, fast course through Chicago’s neighborhoods and its status as a major international marathon.
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C.
Marathon
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
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D.
World Marathon Majors
The World Marathon Majors is a series of the world’s most prestigious annual marathons, featuring major races in cities such as Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, and Tokyo.
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E.
IAAF World Championships Marathon
The IAAF World Championships Marathon is the marathon race held as part of the World Athletics Championships, featuring elite international runners competing for global titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
marathon ⓘ road running race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York City Marathon
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surface form:
NYC Marathon
New York City Marathon ⓘ
surface form:
TCS New York City Marathon
|
| broadcastOn |
online streaming
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| canceledIn |
2012 due to Hurricane Sandy
ⓘ
2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| charityFundraising | major component of race participation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courseBorough |
Brooklyn
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Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ |
| courseType | point-to-point ⓘ |
| distance |
26.2 miles
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42.195 kilometres ⓘ |
| economicImpact | significant tourism and local business revenue for New York City ⓘ |
| eliteField | invited international professional runners ⓘ |
| finishLocation | Central Park ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1970 ⓘ |
| founder |
Fred Lebow
ⓘ
Vince Chiappetta ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
ⓘ
wheelchair ⓘ women ⓘ |
| hasCharityProgram | true ⓘ |
| hasExpo | pre-race marathon expo for bib pickup ⓘ |
| hasTimeLimit | yes ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| massParticipation | tens of thousands of runners annually ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attracts elite and mass-participation runners
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course passes through all five boroughs of New York City ⓘ one of the world’s largest marathons by number of finishers ⓘ |
| organizer | New York Road Runners ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
NYRR 9+1 program
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charity entry ⓘ lottery entry ⓘ time qualification ⓘ |
| spectators | over one million along the course in many years ⓘ |
| sport | long-distance running ⓘ |
| startFormat |
multiple corrals
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wave starts ⓘ |
| startLocation | Staten Island ⓘ |
| surface | road ⓘ |
| typicalDate | early November ⓘ |
| worldMarathonMajorsMember |
World Marathon Majors
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surface form:
Abbott World Marathon Majors
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York City Marathon Description of subject: The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NYC Marathon
this entity surface form:
TCS New York City Marathon
subject surface form:
Tom Fleming (runner)
this entity surface form:
2017 New York City Marathon
this entity surface form:
TCS New York City Marathon
this entity surface form:
TCS New York City Marathon
subject surface form:
New York City