Kenya's Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba has smashed the men's course record at the Istanbul Marathon in Turkiye.
Kenya's Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba has smashed the men's course record at the Istanbul Marathon in Turkiye.
Kipchumba won the 48th edition of the race on Sunday in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44 seconds, a full minute faster than the 2:09:44 record set by fellow Kenyan Daniel Kibet in 2019. Ethiopia's Sufaro Woliyi Kebeto finished second in 2:08:54, and Kenya's Vincent Kipyegon Ronoh took third.
Ethiopia swept the women's podium: Kasanesh Ayenew Baze won in 2:24:40, ahead of Azmera Abreha Gdey and Diribe Hirko Alemu.
The Istanbul Marathon is the world's only intercontinental marathon, starting on the Asian side of the city at the July 15 Martyrs Bridge and finishing at Sultanahmet Square on the European side.
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