Belgrade Marathon

Credit : Belgrade City Marathon Silviu Stoica took top spot in 02:34:43. Coming in second was Marko Rankovic (02:37:15). Nickolaos Santis got the third place in 02:48:52. For the women, it was Nevena Jovanovic who took the top spot in 03:12:27 , followed by Danijela Cvetkovic who finished with a time of 03:33:45. Jovana Čanak got the third place in 03:39:56. Top 5 Men 1 Silviu Stoica ROU 02:34:43 2 Marko Rankovic SRB 02:37:15 3 Nickolaos Santis GRE 02:48:52 4 Sasho Bogojevski MKD 02:49:08 5 David Perlich GER 02:53:05 Top 5 Women 1 Nevena Jovanovic SRB 03:12:27 2 Danijela Cvetkovic SRB 03:33:45 3 Jovana Čanak SRB 03:39:56 4 Jamanta Šafranj SRB 03:40:15 5 Sladjana Dordevic SRB 03:40:23 Complete results Half marathon The victory went to Milan Mitrovic who crossed the finish line at 01:09:37. He bested Stanley Kiprop who crossed the finish line 2 minutes 12 seconds behind him. Finishing third was Alija Imamovic (01:12:39). For the women, Olivera Jevtić took top spot in 01:17:36 . She bested Katalin Garami Kovacs who crossed the finish line one minute 22 seconds behind her. Finishing third was Biljana Cvijanovic (01:24:31). Top 5 Men 1 Milan Mitrovic SRB 01:09:37 2 Stanley Kiprop KEN 01:11:49 3 Alija Imamovic BIH 01:12:39 4 Djuro Borbelj SRB 01:14:30 5 Yoan Petrov BUL 01:16:15 Top 5 Women 1 Olivera Jevtić SRB 01:17:36 2 Katalin Garami Kovacs HUN 01:18:58 3 Biljana Cvijanovic SRB 01:24:31 4 Marina Radovanović SRB 01:27:25 5 Katarina Pohlod SRB 01:29:35 Complete results 5 km “(btn btn-default) Complete results”:

The first words from all the finishers in the 27th SuisseGas Belgrade Marathon – which culminated in Kenyan victories for Benard Kipkorir Talam and Valary Jemeli Aiyabei – were “What a wind!” Kipkorir Talam broke away from colleague, Paul Kimeli Samoei after the 32km mark and fought the strong headwind to reach the finish line with a new personal best, 2.14.35. “I managed to finish the first half of the course without any problems,” said Kipkorir immediately after the victory, “but then the strong headwind combined with an uphill stretch at the very finish and strong sun made it very difficult for me. I am very happy that I won, especially as I was not one of the favourites – the two Edwin’s were – Kangogo and Kitum – but I have also managed to set my new personal best”. Paul Kimeli Samoei was second with 2.15.49, while last year’s winner Edwin Kiplagat Kitum placed third with 2.21.51. Edwin Kangogo Kimaiyo, who had announced his intention to break the course record, failed to finish the race. The women’s race, similarly produced a surprise. Ethiopia’s Ayano Yenealem Buli was the pre-race favouritet, with her personal best 2.34.11. She vied for the lead with Kenya’s Valary Jemeli Aiyabei until the 26km mark, when she began to suffer from the heat, and dropped back to eventually finish third. Valary Jemeli Aiyabei won with 2.37.08, while second place went to colleague, Hellen Jepkosgei Kimutai, with 2.42.24. Ayano’s time for third was 2.43.45. “I’m satisfied with the race, although it was very difficult,” said Jemeli. “The wind was such a hindrance”. The Balkan Marathon Championships was held concurrently,and the winners were Vitalie Gheorgita (Moldova) with 2.31.22 and Serbia’s Ana Subotic with 2.44.03.?In the half marathon, which also served as the Serbian Championships, Darko Zivanovic won the men’s race in 1.08.59, while Olivera Jevtic took the women’s title in 1.19.20. She may not be in the same form which earned here the course record here a half dozen years ago, but the wind strength may be judged from the fact that Jevtic has run the course in 1.11.41. There were close to 25,000 competitors in the three events, marathon, half-marathon, and 5k fun-run. Results Marathon Men 1 Talam Benard Kipkorir KEN 2:14:35 2 Samoei Kimeli Paul KEN 2:15:49 3 Kitum Edwin Kiplagat KEN 2:21:51 Marathon Women 1 Aiyabei Valary Jemeli KEN 2:37:08 2 Kimutai Hellen Jepkosgei KEN 2:42:24 3 Buli Yenealem Ayano ETH 2:43:45 Marathon Balkan Championships Men 1 Gheorgita Vitalie MDA 2:31:22 2 Agrali Javuz TUR 2:34:11 3 Lupulescu Daniel ROU 2:41:43 Marathon Balkan Championships Women 1 Subotic Ana SRB 2:44:03 2 Mihaylova Mulka BUL 3:00:08 3 Danci liliana Maria ROU 3:04:58 Half Marathon Men 1 Zivanovic Darko SRB 1:08:59 2 Stosic Kristijan SRB 1:12:35 3 Ukic Goran SRB 1:13:19 Half Marathon Women 1 Jevtic Olivera SRB 1:19:20 2 Nevena Rajkovic SRB 1:27:14 3 Jovanovic Sofija SRB 1:34:38