Thirty-two-year-old Adam Lipschitz from South Africa ran a personal best time of 2:07:22 to win the 2026 Košice Peace Marathon. His previous best was 2:08:54 from the 2024 Valencia Marathon.
He bettered Kenyans Abednego Cheruiyot and Moses Kipngetich Kemei, who took second and third, respectively. They stopped the clock at 2:07:53 and 2:08:04.
The first non-African was Slovakian Marek Hladík, who finished in 2:25:13 and placed 10th.
Aberash Fayesa Robi of Ethiopia won the women’s race in 2:21:55. She bettered fellow Ethiopian Nurit Ahmed Samiro, who took second in 2:25:04. In third was Kenyan Tecla Jelimo Kibet, nearly five minutes back at 2:29:57.
Robi took three minutes and four seconds off her personal best from the 2023 Riyadh Marathon.
Top 10 results
Top 10 results
Men
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Nathan Lipschitz | RSA | 2:07:22 |
| 2 | Abednego Cheruiyot | KEN | 2:07:53 |
| 3 | Moses Kipngetich Kemei | KEN | 2:08:04 |
| 4 | Kaan Kigen Özbilen | TUR | 2:08:23 |
| 5 | Weyifen Dejene Mulisa | ETH | 2:08:41 |
| 6 | Erick Kiplangat Rotich | KEN | 2:09:12 |
| 7 | Edmond Kipngetich | KEN | 2:09:31 |
| 8 | Vincent Mutai | KEN | 2:10:18 |
| 9 | Elias Kipchumba Maiyo | KEN | 2:15:27 |
| 10 | Marek Hladík | SVK | 2:25:13 |
Women
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberash Fayesa Robi | ETH | 2:21:55 |
| 2 | Nurit Ahmed Samiro | ETH | 2:25:04 |
| 3 | Tecla Jelimo Kibet | KEN | 2:29:57 |
| 4 | Sorome Negash Amente | ETH | 2:30:40 |
| 5 | Caroline Jebet Korir | KEN | 2:32:38 |
| 6 | Obseni Getachew Adilo | ETH | 2:33:09 |
| 7 | Rediet Daniel Molla | ETH | 2:41:11 |
| 8 | Mária Danečková | SVK | 2:58:45 |
| 9 | Vladimíra Figlárová | SVK | 3:05:24 |
| 10 | Ingrid Petnuchová | SVK | 3:05:45 |
