Siberian International Marathon. History.

1999 X Siberian International Marathon
The 10th anniversary Siberian International Marathon was held on August 7th, 1999, Omsk, Russia. As it was the jubilee one the organisers tried their best to make this sport competition unforgettable for all runners, regardless of their age, sex, and distance they run. Everyone can find a distance for himself: a marathon, 10 km fun-run, a children's mini-marathon, a roller skating race, an Ekiden marathon relay event. The 10th SIM was the first to which elite foreign athletes were officially invited. A trio of south African athletes - Melk Tiro Mothuli, Nixon Nkodima, and Isaac Tschabalala - came with their coach, Dewald Steyn, to contest the first place prize - a 'SVYATOGOR' car. Altogether, there were 15 foreign runners from 11 countries. Winners Men
1. 2. 3.	MIKHAIL KHOBOTOV ANATOLY ARCHAKOV MOTHULI MELK	RUS RUS SAR	2:15.14 2:17.53 2:20.34
Women
1. 2. 3.	ANFISA KOSACHEVA ELVIRA KOLPAKOVA ELENA DERYABINA	RUS RUS RUS	2:35.09 2:39.12 2:39.26
Honourable guests Apart from the elite, other overseas who came, included Yavus Sap, the disabled marathon runner, who competes on crunches accompanied by his coach Osman Tekin, They completed the whole marathon distance in 8:52.36. Another marathon guest was Hajime Nishi (Japan), the founder and chairman of Ecomarathon International, and one of the World Most Accomplished Runners. Anatoly Karpov - chess world champion visited Omsk and took part in the Prize Awarding marathon ceremony.