Athletics: Kipchumba wins the Istanbul Marathon

Philimon Kipchumba won the Istanbul Marathon, setting a new course record with a time of 2:08:45, after a race in which he took the lead less than two kilometers from the finish line. The Kenyan improved his time by 59 seconds. In second place were Ethiopian Sufaro Woliyi and Kenyan Vincent Ronoh, with 2:08:55 and 2:08:58 respectively.

In the women's race the podium was all Ethiopian: Kasanesh Baze crossed the finish line in 2:24:41. Azmera Abreha took second in 2:24:48 and debutant Diribe Alemu took third in 2:25:01.

In total, race organizers registered 45,000 athletes from 143 nations for the 48th edition of the 'Turkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Marathon', a World Athletics Gold Label road race. New record of registered athletes: 8,427 marathon runners participated.