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Istanbul Marathon: results and records

This dossier follows results and records at the Istanbul Marathon, which links the city's Asian and European sides.

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Where things stand

On 1 November 2026, Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba won the men's race with a course record; Kasanesh Ayenew Baze won the women's race.

Kipchumba breaks Istanbul Marathon course record as Baze wins women's race

Kenya's Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba won the 48th Istanbul Marathon on 1 November 2026, setting a men's course record. Ethiopia's Kasanesh Ayenew Baze won the women's race, according to results reported by World-Track and TRT.

Galata Bridge during the Istanbul Marathon, 6 November 2022. Archive image from a different edition.
Galata Bridge during the Istanbul Marathon, 6 November 2022. Archive image from a different edition. — Kingbjelica / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 6 novembre 2022, sans modification.

World-Track lists the men's winning time as 2:08:44.9, approximately 2:08:45. Turkish reports and TRT display whole seconds with a small rounding difference; all agree on the victory and course record.

Sufaro Woliyi Kebeto finished second and Vincent Kipyegon Ronoh third in the men's race. Baze finished ahead of Azmera Abreha Gdey and Diribe Hirko Alemu for an Ethiopian women's podium. The event crosses the Bosphorus from Asia to Europe; these results concern the 42.195-kilometre marathon.

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