BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 3. Concert and
entertainment programs were presented in the start and finish zones
of the “Baku Marathon 2026,” held at the initiative of the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation, Trend reports.


This year the Baku Marathon was held for the first time not over
a 21 km distance, but on the full 42 km course. A total of 25,000
people took part in the marathon.


Turkish athlete Ahmet Alkanoglu was the first among men to cross
the finish line. Ukrainian participant Vitaliy Shafar took second
place, while Kyrgyz athlete Yerskeldi Akerov finished third.







In the women’s category, Elena Tolstykh from Russia took first
place, Anna Yusupova from Azerbaijan came second, and Shirin
Akimbay from Kazakhstan placed third.