Kenya Philimon Kipchumba win Istanbul Marathon on Sunday, 1 November, and break men course record wey stand since 2019. Ethiopia Kasanesh Baze win women race, with Ethiopian runners taking all three podium places. Di results add to East Africa success for major international road race, but no be announcement of world record.
RaceNewsService report wey dem publish on 2 November list Kipchumba winning time as 2 hours, 8 minutes and 45 seconds, compared with Daniel Kibet old course record of 2:09:44. With di figures for that release, e improve di record by 59 seconds. Anadolu separately confirm di winner and course record, although their report give di time as 2:08:44.
Di final part change di men race. Shadrack Kenduiywo don open big gap, but e slow down before finish. Kipchumba take lead when less than two kilometres remain. Ethiopia Sufaro Woliyi finish second and Kenya Vincent Ronoh third. Di race release give their times as 2:08:55 and 2:08:58 respectively, so di contest behind di winner close.
Baze victory complete Ethiopia sweep of women podium, ahead of Azmera Abreha and Diribe Alemu. Di race release list their times as 2:24:41, 2:24:48 and 2:25:01. Anadolu also name di same three women in that finishing order. Na confirmed race result, no be prediction of wetin dem fit do for another competition.
Spor Istanbul, wey be part of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, organise di 48th edition. Di 42.195-kilometre route start for di Asian side of di city near July 15 Martyrs Bridge and finish for Sultanahmet Square. These details matter when person dey read course record: di mark belong to that particular race route and its history, no be every marathon route for di world.
Wetin e mean for you. Nigerian runners and fans fit celebrate di Kenyan and Ethiopian results while dem understand wetin di achievement cover. Course record and world record no mean di same thing. This report use di race release times and point out di one-second difference for Anadolu account; e no announce new world record or turn wetin runner hope to do in future into performance wey don happen.