Two course records in Istanbul Eurasia Marathon | 06.11.2006

Turkey over the weekend saw the 28th Istanbul Eurasia Marathon - incorporating the European Police Championships - set off from the Bosporus Bridge on its way from Asia to Europe with Lithuania's Mindaugas Pukstas (men) and Russia's Madina Biktagirova (women) eventually taking the honours with course records of 2:12:49, and 2:28:18 respectively.

Indeed, such were the conditions and strength of the field that the first four in the men's race crossed the line inside the old course record of 2:13:37 set in 1997 by Ethiopian Taye Moges.

It was a rewarding weekend for the Ukrainian police force when Andriy Naumov added the title of European Police Champion to his second overall place in the marathon, while Valentina Poltavska took the women's equivalent in 2:40:42.


Istanbul Eurasia Marathon 2006

Results

MEN
1.Mindaugas Puktstas LTU 2:12:49
2.Andriy Naumov  UKR 2:12:56
3.Sergey Lukin RUS 2:13:06
4.Faustin Baha Sulle TAN 2:13:22
5.John Kioko KEN 2:14:06
6.Hillary Kipkerring KEN  2:14:14
7.Iaroslav Musinschi MDA 2:15:02
8.Elias Chebet KEN 2:15:44

WOMEN
1.Madina Biktagirova RUS 2:28:18
2.Liliya Yadzhak RUS 2:29:19
3.Natalya Volgina RUS 2:30:04
4. Mehtap Dogan TUR 2:31:09
5.Alina Gherasim ROM 2:32:11
6.Malgorzata Sobanska POL 2:32:37
7.Mihaela-Maria Botezan ROM 2:36:57
8.Tatyana Zhirkova RUS 2:39:22