Mass Participation World
Industry Awards 2019
Congratulations to all the winners!
MPW Best Asian Running Event
Winner: Tokyo Marathon, Japan
Finalists:
Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, Cambodia
Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, Australia
CFLD Beijing Marathon, China
Gold Coast Marathon, Australia
Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon, Malaysia
Nagoya Women’s Marathon, Japan
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, Singapore
Tata Mumbai Marathon, India
MPW Best Asian Trail Run
Winner: Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji (UTMF), Japan
Finalists:
Oxfam Trail Walker, Hong Kong
Pong Yaeng Trail 100, Thailand
Raleigh Challenge – Wilson Trail, Hong Kong
Runners For Life – Kaveri Trail Marathon, India
Shinetsu Five Mountain Trail 100 mile/110 km, Japan
The North Face 100, Thailand
Trans Jeju, Korea
Ultra-Trail Tai Mo Shan (UTMT), Hong Kong
Vibram Hong Kong 100, Hong Kong
MPW Best Asian Triathlon
Winner: Noosa Triathlon, Australia
Finalists:
CHALLENGE Taiwan, Taiwan
Indofood IRONMAN 70.3 Bintan, Indonesia
IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai, Dubai
IRONMAN Malaysia Langkawi, Malaysia
Laguna Phuket Triathlon, Thailand
Mooloolaba Triathlon, Australia
Regent Aguila IRONMAN 70.3, Philippines
SunSmart IRONMAN 70.3 Busselton, Australia
TECHCOMBANK IRONMAN 70.3, Vietnam
MPW Best Asian Cycling Event
Winner: L’Etape Thailand by Tour de France, Thailand
Finalists:
Haute Route, Oman
MS Sydney to the Gong Ride, Australia
RHB Shimano Highway Ride, Malaysia
Shimano Suzuka Road Race, Japan
Taiwan KOM Challenge, Taiwan
Tour de Bintan, Indonesia
Tour de Kepri by Cycosports, Indonesia
Wiggle Amy’s Gran Fondo, Great Ocean Ride, Australia
MPW Mass Participation Event of the Year – also recognized by SPIA Asia 2019
Winner: Tokyo Marathon, Japan
1st Runner-Up: Singapore Marathon, Singapore
2nd Runner-Up: TECHCOMBANK IRONMAN Asia Pacific Championship, Vietnam
Finalist:
Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, Australia
Beijing Marathon, China
Laguna Phuket Triathlon, Thailand
Regent Aguila IRONMAN 70.3, Philippines
Spartan APAC Championships, China
Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji (UMTF), Japan
Vibram Hong Kong 100 Ultra Trail Race, Hong Kong
MPW Best OCR Event
Winner: Spartan APAC Championship, China
Finalists:
Maruti Suzuki Arena Devils Circuit, India
Spartan Race Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Spartan Race Korea, Korea
Spartan Race Bukit Timah, Singapore
Spartan Race Niigata, Japan
Tough Mudder Brisbane, Australia
Tough Mudder Melbourne, Australia
Tough Mudder Sydney, Australia
Viper Challenge Cyberjaya, Malaysia
MPW Best Asian Engagement
Winner: Tecno Race to Manchester City powered by Stepathlon, India
Finalists:
MetaSprint Series, Singapore
TCS World 10k Bengalaru, India
Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon, Turkey
Haute Route, Oman
MPW Best Asian Innovation
Winner: Tata Mumbai Marathon, India, Inspiration Medal
Finalists:
Miro AI, Hong Kong, Runner ID Through Runner Tag and Facial Recognition
Shanghai Marathon, China, 3D Race Performance Visualisation
Tecno Race to Manchester City Powered by Stepathlon, India, Sports Marketing Approach to Wellness
Xi’an Yango International Marathon, China, 5G technology and live VR-enabled broadcasting
MPW Best Asian Partnership
Winner: Tecno Race to Manchester, India – Manchester City and TECNO Mobile
Finalists:
Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, India – Airtel and Procam
Parkrun, Japan – parkrun and Sumitomo Life Vitality
Overview
The MPW Industry Awards have been created to recognise the best peer-reviewed Mass Participation events and initiatives in Asia. The intention is to grow the Awards to recognise events globally from 2020.
The awards are open to events that took place in Asia between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019 across running, cycling, triathlon, swimming, OCR, grassroots/team events and virtual events.
There are 12 categories including seven for overall events such as Best Running Event and five for key initiatives within events such as Best Sustainability and Best Partnership. Overall event winners will be judged on their embodiment of eight key elements including the likes of engagement, best practice and social impact.
The process was created with a number of key principles in mind:
- Ensuring that the nomination process is simple and quick to ensure that key events are not excluded because they did not submit a nomination
- Judging is done by the industry for the industry
- The nomination process includes feedback from participants
- The role of judging panels is kept to a minimum
The winners of each category will be recognised at an Award ceremony on Tuesday 3 December at the Hilton Singapore as part of the annual Mass Participation World Conference.
Award Categories
- Best Asian Mass Participation Event of the Year as recognized by SPIA Asia 2019
- Best Running Event
- Best Trail Run
- Best Triathlon/Duathlon or Swimming Event
- Best Cycling Event
- Best Obstacle Event
- Best Grassroots/Team Sport/Virtual/Other event
- Best Partnership
- Best Engagement
- Best Social Impact
- Best Environmental Sustainability
- Best Innovation
Key Elements
Award winners in the best event categories (1-7) will be those that demonstrate excellence across the eight key areas outlined below:
- Collaboration and partnership
- Innovation
- Engagement
- Best practice
- Sustainability
- Event experience
- Use of data
- Social impact
For enquiries, please contact us at info@massparticipationworld.com.