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The countdown for #TheFastestHalf has begun! Early bird registrations for Türkiye İş Bankası 20th Istanbul Half Marathon are now open!
It’s very important for us to provide you with a better half marathon and race course experience. Therefore, we work excitedly every year and make some improvements. This year, in the registration process for the 19th İstanbul Half Marathon, there are som criteria for 21K to consider.
The 19th Istanbul Half Marathon, which was first held in 1987 and then took a break between 1994 – 2009 and 2011 – 2013, was held in 2024!
What Happened at the 19. Istanbul Half Marathon?
🏃 The 19th Istanbul Half Marathon had the most crowded start in history, exceeding last year’s record with 12,300 participants.
🏃The men’s winner in the general classification was Moroccan athlete Hicham Amghar with a time of 59:47.
🏃The women’s winner in the general classification was Kenyan athlete Sheila Chelangat with a time of 1:06:47.
What Happened at the 18. Istanbul Half Marathon?
🏃The 18th ISTANBUL HALF MARATHON, considered one of the best half marathons in the world, had the most crowded start in its history with a total of 8,700 participants from 60 different countries.
🏃In the General Classification Men’s category, Daniel Simiu Ebenyo finished the race in first place with a time of 59:52.
🏃 In the General Classification Women’s category, Purity Jemutai Komen finished the race in first place with a time of 1:06:30.
What happened at 17. Istanbul Half Marathon?
🏃Rodgers Kwemoi, the champion in the Men’s General Classification, broke the Historical Peninsula race course record with 59:15!
🏃♀️Hellen Obiri, the champion in the Women’s General Classification, broke her own record with 1:04:48 in Istanbul!
🏃17. Istanbul Half Marathon set a new record with 3,465 finishers in the 21K category!
What Happened at 16. Istanbul Half Marathon?
🏃♀️In the women’s race, Kenyan athlete Ruth Chepngetich broke the world record with a time of 1:04:02 and finished the Women’s Category General Classification in the first rank. Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw came second with 1:04:40, while Kenyan Helen Obiri was third with 1:04:51.
🏃In the Men’s Category General Classification, Kenyan athlete Kibiwott Kandie broke the Istanbul Half Marathon racecourse record, finishing the race in 59:35.
🏃♀️The half marathon, which was successfully run under pandemic measures in 2020 and 2021, set an example for the world athletics community in a period when the races stopped and instilled confidence in its participants.
We would like to thank all the participants who came from all over our country and the world and ran together on the Historic Peninsula Racecourse!