Kenya’s Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba won the men’s race at the 48th Istanbul Marathon with a course record. Kasanesh Ayenew Baze won the women’s race as Ethiopian athletes occupied all three podium places. The route took runners from the Asian side of Istanbul across to Europe before finishing in Sultanahmet.
Kenya’s Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba won the men’s race at the 48th Istanbul Marathon and improved the course record. Ethiopia’s Sufaro Woliyi Kebeto finished second, with Kenya’s Vincent Kipyegon Ronoh third. The previous course record belonged to Daniel Kibet and dated from 2019. The event took runners between the city’s two continents, starting on the Asian side and ending in Sultanahmet on the European side.[1], [2]
Kasanesh Ayenew Baze won the women’s title. Azmera Abreha Gdey followed in second place and Diribe Hirko Alemu finished third, giving Ethiopia all three podium positions. The marathon course covered 42,195 metres. The start was about 250 metres behind the July 15 Martyrs Bridge, before the field crossed from Asia into Europe on the way to the finish.[1]
Among the Turkish runners, Hüseyin Can placed eleventh overall. Mert Girmalegesse was twelfth, Halil Yaşin fourteenth, Ahmet Alkanoğlu fifteenth and Yavuz Ağralı sixteenth. The men’s and women’s winners each received 50,000 dollars. Second place paid 20,000 dollars and third 10,000 dollars. An additional 5,000 dollars was awarded for the course record, while a total of 500,000 lira was allocated to the leading five Turkish athletes.[1]
