Kenyan Lanny Rutto completed Marathon İzmir with 2.09.27, Ethiopia's Tsegaye Getachew improved his record of 2.09.35 by 8 seconds last year, and Marathon İzmir's title of “Turkey's fastest track” was riveted once again.
The Marathon, organized by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality for the third time and which was the "fastest track in Turkey" last year by Ethiopian Tsegaye Getachew with a time of 2.09.35, broke a record again in İzmir. This time, Kenyan Lanny Rutto managed to improve the record by 2.09.27 seconds with 8. Thus, Marathon İzmir's feature of being the fastest track in our country was once again riveted, and the record was renewed in line with the slogan "Marathon, again".
In men's men, Meshack Kiprop Koech from Kenya took the second place with 2.11.21, and Mathew Kemboi from Kenya came in third with 2.13.03. Yavuz Ağralı from Bingöl achieved great success by running the best time among Turkish athletes in the men's category with 2.20.02 and finishing the race 9th.
In women, Letebrhan Haylay Gebreslasea from Ethiopia took the first place with 2.27.35, while Lilian Chemweno from Kenya came in second with 2.28.18, and Helen Jepkurgat from another country came in third with 2.30.54. Aydınlı Derya Kaya placed eighth among female Turkish athletes with a time of 3.04.29. Bedri Şimşek was the first to finish at 10 in men's 0.33.45 kilometers, while Hamdullah Ablay took the second place and Mehmet Aydıngör took the third place. In women, Tuğçe Karakaya took the first place with 0.37.44, Rahime Tekin came second and Özlem Işık third.
Conditioned for a sustainable world
More than 17 runners from 42 different countries participated in the 43-kilometer international race run with the goal of “Waste-Free Marathon” in line with the 500 Global Goals set for a “Sustainable World” by the United Nations. Nearly 10 thousand athletes started the 5-kilometer race. Marathon İzmir, which was given the title of Road Race Label (International Road Race Certificate) by the World Athletics Federation, started the Marathon İzmir, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Ertuğrul Tugay, Turkish Athletics Federation President Fatih Çintimar, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Services Department Head Hakan Orhunbilge and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Ask Club President Ersan Odaman gave together.
After the 08.00K start given at 42:XNUMX in front of the old İZFAŞ building, the runners will pass over Alsancak. KarşıyakaHe made a return trip before reaching Bostanlı Pier. Reaching İnciraltı from the same track, this time via Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard, the athletes made the second turn from Marina İzmir and completed the race at the starting point.
The start of the 10-kilometer race within the scope of Marathon İzmir was given at 07.20 from the same point. In the 10-kilometer race, over 4 thousand athletes returned from the Köprü Tram stop on Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard and completed the race on the opposite lane of the old İZFAŞ building of Fuar Kültürpark.
Social solidarity worthy of Izmir
There was complete Izmir solidarity in the Marathon Izmir Step by Step Charity Run Donation Campaigns, which started on April 4th. More than 10 thousand donors donated nearly 4 million TL to non-governmental organizations through the athletes competing in Marathon İzmir. Donation campaigns will continue on the ipk.adimadim.org website until May 2.
This year's sponsors of Marathon İzmir were Doğa Sigorta and NEF, as well as transportation sponsor Corendon Airlines, sweet supply sponsor Bolulu Hasan Usta, water sponsor Pürsu, supply sponsors Türk Kızılay, Carraro and Züber. The solution partners of the big organization were listed as İzmir Teknoloji, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Eşrefpaşa Hospital, HIS Travel, Altekma and DS.
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