Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon, organized by Spor Istanbul, a subsidiary of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), will be run on Sunday, April 28.
Istanbul Half Marathon, one of the 11 best half marathons in the world and the 4 "Gold Label" half marathons in Europe, will be run in 10K and 21K categories.
A total of 72 thousand people are expected to finish the marathon, with participation from 14 different countries. 59 elite athletes will compete for first place in the marathon.
Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Half Marathon, which holds the title of the first international athletics record broken in Turkey, will be run on the Historical Peninsula track with the slogan "The Fastest Half".
Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon will be broadcast live on TRT Spor Yıldız and Sports TV. Sports Istanbul YouTube It will be possible to watch the race live with English narration on the channel.
IT WILL BE ANOTHER FIRST STAGE IN TURKEY
Türkiye İş Bankası 2021th Istanbul Half Marathon, which attracted international attention in 1 with the world record broken by Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich in women with a time of 04:02:19, will make its name in history as the first 16K marathon to be run by athletes aged 21 and over in our country. Approximately 16 thousand runners between the ages of 18-2 will participate in the marathon.
TURKISH CHAMPIONSHIP AND QUOTA FOR THE OLYMPICS
Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon also includes the "Turkish Half Marathon Championship". Turkish male and female athletes who will come first in the race will receive the title of "2024 Türkiye Half Marathon Champion". 5 Turkish elite athletes, 7 of whom are men, will participate in the marathon.
On the other hand, good results in the Istanbul Half Marathon will also provide elite athletes with the chance to get an Olympic quota in the world rankings. In the men's category, 10 athletes currently have the chance to receive an Olympic quota from the World Ranking category. To date, 70 athletes have exceeded the Olympic threshold of 2:08:10.
This year, 19 male athletes with personal bests under 1:01:00 and 17 female athletes with personal bests under 1:08:00 will participate in the Türkiye İş Bankası 7th Istanbul Half Marathon. Kenyan Panuel Mkungo, the last champion of the Istanbul Marathon, will be here. If he wins the half marathon, he will be the first male athlete to win both marathons. As you know, Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich became the first athlete to do a double for women by winning the Istanbul Marathon in 2018 and the Istanbul Half Marathon by breaking the world record of the period in 2021.
Last year's runner-up (59:58) was Moroccan Hicham Amghar; Ethiopian Solomon Berihu, who attracted attention with his time of 2019:59 in 17; Kenyan Edmond Kipngetich, who has the second best time on our list with 59:25, Ethiopian Dinkalem Ayele, who ran the best time of his career with 59.30 in Barcelona; Kenyan Laban Kipkemboi, who is expected to be a surprise, and Canadian Cameron Levins, who is expected to rival the Africans, will also run in Istanbul.
Among women, Gladys Chepkurui, who shined with her time of 1:05:46 in Barcelona last year, Ethiopian Fikrte Wereta, who constantly improved her results; The athlete with the best rating on the list.
START WILL BE GIVEN AT 09.15 FROM YENİKAPI
Athletes in the IBB Sports Istanbul organization Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon will start from Yenikapı at 09.15. After Kumkapı, Cankurtaran, Çatlamışkapı, Sarayburnu, Sirkeci Işıklar and Eminönü, you will pass to Karaköy from the Galata Bridge. The race, which will make a "U" turn from the lights at the end of the bridge, will make another "U" turn before reaching Eminönü, Unkapanı, Cibali, Abdülezelpaşa street, Ayvansaray, Haliç bridge, use the same coastal road in the opposite direction and end at the point where it started in Yenikapı.
The 10K race will start at 08.00 in Yenikapı. The race will return from Sarayburnu and end in Yenikapı. The time limit for 10K participants will be 1,5 hours, and for 21K participants it will be 3,5 hours.
THOUSANDS OF OFFICIALS WILL WORK IN THE MARATHON
Thousands of people will work in the field to organize the Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon in a healthy way, in which tens of thousands of people will run.
Istanbul Police Department will also be in the area with 500 security guards during the half marathon, where approximately 800 volunteers will support. A total of 350 people will work in the race, where 2 medical personnel will be present, including other external units and Spor Istanbul personnel.
THEY WILL PURSUE GOODNESS
Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon will witness sporting competition and individual challenges on the one hand, and a charity race on the other. This year, 34 volunteers will run to collect donations on behalf of 500 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Approximately 2020 million lira donations were collected between 23-12 in the half marathon.
RACE DAY WEATHER
The expected minimum temperature for Sunday, April 19, when the Türkiye İş Bankası 28th Istanbul Half Marathon will be run, will be 14 degrees and the highest temperature will be 18 degrees. There is a possibility of light wind and rain on race day.
A TOTAL OF 8 MILLION LIRA WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
The monetary awards to be given to the athletes who will win the Türkiye İş Bankası 19th Istanbul Half Marathon have also been announced. The winner of the elite male and female athletes will be awarded 15 thousand dollars each. The possible total prize money to be distributed in all categories will be 8 million 6 thousand lira. The following awards will be given to the top 8 athletes in the general classification, both men and women:
1. $15.000
2. $10.000
3. $8.000
4. $6.000
5. $5.000
6. $4.000
7. $3.000
8. $2.000
Thus, a total of 106 thousand dollars in prize money will be distributed for the top eight men and women.
BONUS FOR TRACK RECORD
If the course record is broken in the half marathon, a bonus reward will also be given.
Men's Category:
If the winner of the race runs with a time better than 59 minutes and 15 seconds, a bonus of 3 thousand dollars will be given.
Women Category:
If the winner of the race runs with a time better than 1 hour, 4 minutes and 2 seconds, a bonus of 3 thousand dollars will be given.
BONUS FOR WORLD RECORD
If the half marathon world record is broken for men and women, a bonus of 10 thousand dollars will be given.
TOTAL 200 THOUSAND LIRA FOR TURKISH ATHLETES
A total of 5 thousand liras will be distributed to the top 200 Turkish athletes in men and women. The awards, in order of ranking, are as follows:
1. 30.000 TL
2. 25.000 TL
3. 20.000 TL
4. 15.000 TL
5. 10.000 TL
AWARD TO TURKISH MASTER ATHLETES TOO
Master athletes in men's and women's 19 age groups will compete in the Türkiye İş Bankası 11th Istanbul Half Marathon. Cash prizes will also be given to the winners in the 35-39 / 40-44 / 45-49 / 50-54 / 55-59/ 60-64 / 65-69 / 70-74 / 75-79 / 80-84 / 85+ age groups. will be given.
Cash prizes for the top 5 finishers
1. 7.500 TL
2. 6.000 TL
3. 5.000 TL
4. 4.000 TL
5. 3.000 TL