the kenyan Robert Kipkemboi, 34, won the Istanbul Marathon on Sunday. with a time of 2h10:18, while in the female category the winner was the Ethiopian Sechale Dalasaof 31, with 2h25:54.
Kipkemboi, winner of the Pádua (Italy) marathon in 2015 and Linz (Austria) in 2018, was ahead of Marius Kimutai, from Bahrain, with 2h10:27, and the Kenyan Sila Kiptoo (2h11:42).
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Behind Sechale Dalasa, who won the Rome marathon in March, came his compatriots Melesech Tsegaye (2:29:01) and Ethlemahu Sintayehu (2:31:38).
The Istanbul marathon, presented as “the only intercontinental marathon in the world”, starts in the Asian part of the city, crosses the Bosphorus by a hanging bridge, now closed to traffic and ends at the Blue Mosque square in the historical part. of the city.
The record on this route, which every year attracts the participation of many local fans, as well as professional athletes, was obtained in 2019 by the Kenyan Daniel Kipkore Kibet, with 2:09:44.
Source: La Verdad
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