France’s Abraham Kiprotich won the men’s competition in the 35th Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, while two Turkish athletes finished in the top three in the women’s race on Nov. 17.
Thousands of racing enthusiasts in the fun run joined pro-athletes who participated in what has been dubbed as “the only intercontinental race in the world.”
Kiprotich, a Kenya-born French athlete, finished the 42-kilometer course in two hours, 12 minutes and 30 seconds to take the winners’ check of $50,000. Ethiopian duo Siraj Gena Amda and Deriba Merga Ejigu followed Kiprotich to win $25,000 and $15,000 prizes respectively. Amda finished with 2:13.19 and Ejigu’s time was 2:14.43.
Turkey’s best performer in the men’s race was Bekir Karayel, who finished sixth with a time of 2:20.27. Fatih Bilgiç came eighth with 2:20.47 and Ercan Muslu was 10th with 2:27.45.
In the women’s race, Rebecca Kangogo Chesire was the winner, ahead of Turkish duo Elvan Abeylegesse and Sultan Haydar.
Chesire finished the course in 2:29.30.
Abeylegesse and Haydar, two Ethiopian-born athletes competing for Turkey, finished in 2:29.30 and 2:29.40 respectively.
Turkey’s Ümmü Kiraz finished sixth with 2:34.32, Nilay Esen ninth with 2:43.42 and Lütfiye Kaya was 10th with 3:02.59
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