Samarkand Marathon

Bukhara Night Race 2026 has received Recognized Event status from World Athletics First, about who World Athletics are. It's the world's governing body for track and field — the organization responsible for the rules the whole planet runs by. World championships, the athletics programme at the Olympic Games, the ratification of world records, the biggest marathons in the world — all of it falls within its remit. And this organization has a separate standard — Athletics for a Better World. It answers one question: what remains after a race? Because a race isn't just the shots at the finish line — it's trucks of equipment, generators, tonnes of water, cups, thousands of people in a city over a single day. Everything is counted: fuel, electricity, water, sorted waste, the race's accessibility for different people. 120 parameters, a report, hard numbers. The system has five levels: Recognized Event, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Since 2024, 130 competitions worldwide have gone through the assessment. Major international races undergo it as an obligation. We went through it voluntarily — because for us, it matters not only how a race looks, but what it leaves behind. Bukhara Night Race 2026 is the only race from Central Asia and the CIS on this list. And that's the achievement not only of the organizers: waste sorting, plogging, reusable tableware — all of it we did together with you. Thank you for running with us!