[14][15][16][17][b] In addition, during the start of the 10K race, Serbian Olympian Olivera Jevtić was deliberately pushed by another runner from Bulgaria, who knocked her down.

[22][19] Furthermore, both runners that were originally declared winners, Viktoriya Khapilina [de] and Youssef Sbaai, were later disqualified by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) because their in-competition samples had tested positive for erythropoietin.

[4][23][24][25][26] The marathon begins and ends on Battenberg Square, in front of the National Art Gallery.

[30] Shortly after passing Lions' Bridge, the marathon hits a turnaround point and heads back south, past St Nedelya Church.

[30] The course next has an out-and-back leg of roughly 15 km (9 mi) in length that largely stays on Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard, Vladimir Vazov Boulevard [bg], and Botevgrad Highway [bg], with a turnaround point near the northeastern limits of the city, past the airport.