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.
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.