Philimon Kipchumba won the Istanbul Marathon on Sunday in 2:08:45, taking 59 seconds off the course record Daniel Kibet set in 2019. The 28-year-old Kenyan caught Shadrack Kenduiywo, who had gone through halfway alone in 61:58 and led by two minutes at 25K, just before 40K, and then pulled away on the climb to the finish in Sultanahmet Square. Sufaro Woliyi of Ethiopia was second in 2:08:55 and Vincent Ronoh third in 2:08:58. Seven men broke 2:10, according to the organizers, in a race where only three had ever done so before. Kenduiywo held on for eighth.
Kasanesh Baze won the women’s race in 2:24:41, seven seconds ahead of Azmera Abreha, as Ethiopian runners took the first five places. Diribe Alemu, 19, was third in her marathon debut, according to World-Track. Baze’s personal best is the 2:19:39 she ran in Hamburg in April. Each winner took home $50,000, on the same morning as the New York City Marathon.
Results
Men
1. Philimon Kipchumba (KEN) 2:08:45
2. Sufaro Woliyi (ETH) 2:08:55
3. Vincent Ronoh (KEN) 2:08:58
4. Gemechu Yadesa (ETH) 2:09:00
5. Amdework Walelegn (ETH) 2:09:31
6. Samuel Lomoi (KEN) 2:09:49
7. Mengistu Bekele (ETH) 2:09:54
8. Shadrack Kenduiywo (KEN) 2:11:20
9. Douglass Kiprugut (KEN) 2:12:47
10. Francis Langat (KEN) 2:13:27
Women
1. Kasanesh Baze (ETH) 2:24:41
2. Azmera Abreha (ETH) 2:24:48
3. Diribe Alemu (ETH) 2:25:01
4. Alemetsehay Asefa (ETH) 2:26:54
5. Meaza Asefa (ETH) 2:27:30
6. Judith Korir (KEN) 2:28:42
7. Dolshi Tesfu (ERI) 2:30:07
8. Derartu Hailu (ETH) 2:31:22
9. Everlyn Kemboi (KEN) 2:31:34
10. Bizuager Aderra (ETH) 2:34:42
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