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June 2, 2024, Kinshasa, DRC - Record-Breaking success at the 4th Congo River Marathon! Over 1,000 runners from 30+ countries participated in the 4th Congo River Marathon, with top international representation from the USA, UK, and Congo-Brazzaville and Kenyan athlete Kennedy Lilian breaking the course record with a stunning time of 2:22:49!

May 5, 2024, Kinshasa, DRC - Successful outcome of the 4th edition of the Congo River Mini Marathon, by celebrating community spirit with schools, kids, and families running the 2K and 5K routes.

March, 3, 2024, Kinshasa, DRC - Great turn-out of Girls & Women Fun Run 2024 with over 300 participants from more than 20 nationalities in celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s Month and raising together $1,650 for Women For Women International.

February, 11, 2024, Berlin, Germany - Our co-founders co-hosted a Women’s Brunch and panel in Berlin to promote the Girls & Women Fun Run and raise funds and awareness for Women for Women International.

February, 5, 2024, Orlando, USA - Our co-founders attended the Running USA conference in Orlando, Florida representing and promoting the Congo River Marathon Foundation.

November, 12, 2023, Lubumbashi, DRC - Successful launch of the Semi de Lushi, the first out of Kinshasa running event in the copper capital of Lubumbashi.

October, 29, 2023, Kinshasa - Great turn-out of the 2nd edition on October 29, 2023 in Kinshasa with over 300 participants, 30 nationalities, opening remarks by the UK Ambassador Alyson King and $1,235 raised funds for the cancer charity Foundation Bomoko.

June, 4, 2023, Kinshasa - Through our “Run for a Good Cause” program $7,493 have been raised by participants to support our partner foundations Bombo Lumene, Friends of Bonobos and Congolicious.

November, 18, 2022, Bangkok, Thailand - Our co-founder and race director is speaking at the World Athletics Global Running Conference in Bangkok on December 2nd about “360 degrees participant experience” and sharing his insights from Congo River Marathon.

September, 5, 2022, Stockholm, Sweden - The co-founders of Congo River Marathon are excited to take part in the 3rd edition of the European Business Running Conference in Stockholm, Sweden and share about our mission with Congo River Marathon.

October 30, 2022, Kinshasa - Launch of the first edition of the Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Fun Run to make a difference and run for a cause.

June, 9, 2022, Munich, Germany - Our founder Rolly Kayumba talks about how he created a mass running event in the DR Congo during the pandemic during the Digital Product School Conference in Munich, Germany.

April, 30, 2022, Kinshasa - Edurance Sports Industry Sarl nominates their Advisory Board with a group of experts whose backgrounds span a broad spectrum of industries related to the Company’s operations, including but not limited to technology, sports and hospitality. The primary function of the advisory board is to provide advice and guidance to the management team on all matters related to growth and development of building a community through sport.

March, 18, 2022, Kinshasa - Edurance Sports Industry Sarl is excited to announce XXL Energy as Naming Right Sponsor for the second edition of Congo River Marathon 2022, happening on June 5th in Kinshasa.

Feb, 18, 2022, Kinshasa - Founder and Race Director Rolly Kayumba is formally invited by The McCourt Foundation/ Los Angeles Marathon to participate in running the 9th largest marathon in the world and to take part in an global exchange of ideas with the Chief Operating Officer Murphy Reinschreiber.

August, 22, 2022, Kinshasa - Edurance Sports Industry Sarl is excited to announce Africell as Naming Right Sponsor and Bracongo with XXL Energy and XXL Energy Malt as Diamond Sponsor for the first edition of Congo River Marathon 2021, happening on August 29th in Kinshasa.