Istanbul Marathon | |
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Date | November |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Türkiye İş Bankası |
Established | October 1979 |
Course records | Men: 2:09:44 (2019) Daniel Kibet Women: 2:18:35 (2018) Ruth Chepngetich |
Official site | Istanbul Marathon |
Participants | 3,006 finishers (2021)[1] 1,496 finishers (2020)[2] 2,854 (2019) 3,404 (2018) 571 (2003) |
The Istanbul Marathon (Turkish: İstanbul Maratonu, also known as Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an international athletics event hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, in November, first held in 1979.[3] It is the only marathon in the world whose course spans two continents, Asia and Europe.[a]
The three race categories for men and women are: marathon, 15 km and public run. A special category for disabled persons exists also. Participation in the public run was with 150,000 people a record set in 1998.
The event is organised by Istanbul Sports Events, which also hosts the annual Istanbul Half Marathon in April.[5]
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