Medical certificate

Download the medical form (.pdf, 112 Ko, 3 pages)

Law n° 99-223 on protecting the health of sportsmen and on preventing the consumption of illicit drugs was passed by the French National Assembly on March 23, 1999.
Under the provisions of this new law, all French or non-French runners are required to produce proof of their fitness to participate in running competitions. Such proof must be in the form of a medical certificate issued by a doctor following a medical examination

1/ You are a runner who holds a licence issued by the French Athletics Federation (FFA)

• You must obligatorily write your licence number on the entry form for the Paris Marathon and attach a copy of your FFA Licence (2009/2010 season).
• If you have forgotten to do so, you must present your FFA licence when you collect your bib from Marathon Expo between April 8th and 10th, 2010.

2/ You are a runner who is not a holder of an FFA licence

• You must be in possession of a medical certificate issued less than 12 months prior to the Paris Marathon, i.e. April 11th, 2010, testifying that you are fit to participate in running competitions.
• The original certificate or a copy must be sent to the organisation before March or must be present at the Expo when you will collect your bib number.

Without a medical certificate, you will not be allowed to participate in the Paris Marathon. Participation in sporting events organised by sports federations or under their auspices is subject to the possession of a medical certificate has been issued stipulating the absence of contraindications for participation in running competitions or a copy thereof dating from less than one year.

If you register via internet, you must send your medical certificate to A.S.O. Athlétisme as soon as you know your race number (see the runners list).

The medical certificate is issued by your Doctor. After examining you, he will give you a certificate similar to the one below :
I, the undersigned Dr .…, Doctor of medicine, certify that the examination of Mr. YOURSELF reveals no contraindications for participating in running competitions. Medical certificate issued in (place)... on (date) :…
Signature/Stamp :

To complete your registration, you have to send your medical certificate to A.S.O. before March to show it at Marathon Expo from April 8th to April 10th , 2010.

Do not forget to mention your name and race n° (to find it, consult the runners list a few days after your online-registration).