V 13 N. 85 Last Day of the 2023 World's Kicked Off by a Steamy Marathon

 The environmental challenges for the distance runners at this world gathering have been more than difficult, and runners seem to have responded well, running within themselves and then kicking the daylights out of many of the races.   The marathon was no exception as reported by Watch Athletics.

BUDAPEST - Sunday, August 27: In a thrilling finish at the World Athletics Championships, Victor Kiplangat of Uganda clinched the men's marathon gold. By the 35km mark, Kiplangat was neck and neck with Ethiopia's Leul Gebresilase, both clocking in at 1:46:53. Defending champion Tamirat Tola and Stephen Kissa trailed by a mere 15 seconds.

• Men's Marathon Results

However, Kiplangat showcased his elite athleticism, breaking away from Gebresilase with just 4km to go. He maintained the lead and sprinted across the finish line with a time of 2:08:52. But the race for the silver medal was just as intense. Manu Teferi from Isreal overtook Gebresilase in the final 400m, securing silver in 2:09:12. Gebresilase wrapped up the podium finishes, taking bronze in 2:09:19.

Victor Kiplangat's victory in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships marks a significant achievement for Uganda, as it's the country's second gold in this event. The first gold was secured by Stephen Kiprotich in 2013, when he outpaced his competitors in Moscow.

The conditions in Budapest during the World Athletics Championships marathon were challenging, to say the least. With temperatures inching close to a sweltering 30°C coupled with high humidity levels, athletes were tested not only by their competition but also by the environment.  

Think this is bad?  Wait 'til Paris next summer.  Remember the line from the old song "I Love Paris"?       
'I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles'.

There were lots of DNF's today.

Men's Marathon - Sunday, August 27

OFFICIAL RESULT27 Aug 2023, 07:00

POS	ATHLETE	NAT	RESULT
1	Victor KIPLANGAT	UGA	2:08:53
2	Maru TEFERI	ISR	2:09:12 SB
3	Leul GEBRESILASE	ETH	2:09:19
4	Tebello RAMAKONGOANA	LES	2:09:57 PB
5	Stephen KISSA	UGA	2:10:22
6	Milkesa MENGESHA	ETH	2:10:43
7	Hassan CHAHDI	FRA	2:10:45 SB
8	Titus KIPRUTO	KEN	2:10:47
9	John HAKIZIMANA	RWA	2:10:50
10	Daniele MEUCCI	ITA	2:11:06 SB
11	Yohanes CHIAPPINELLI	ITA	2:11:12
12	Ichitaka YAMASHITA	JPN	2:11:19
13	Zach PANNING	USA	2:11:21 SB
14	Timothy KIPLAGAT	KEN	2:11:25
15	Haftom WELDAY	GER	2:11:25
16	Isaac MPOFU	ZIM	2:11:33 SB
17	Tsegaye GETACHEW	ETH	2:11:56
18	Mehdi FRÈRE	FRA	2:11:59
19	Rory LINKLETTER	CAN	2:12:16 SB
20	Haimro ALAME	ISR	2:12:32
21	Tariku NOVALES	ESP	2:12:39 SB
22	Ayad LAMDASSEM	ESP	2:12:59
23	Sondre Nordstad MOEN	NOR	2:13:12
24	Ibrahim CHAKIR	ESP	2:13:44
25	Mohamed Reda EL AARABY	MAR	2:13:55 SB
26	Johannes MOTSCHMANN	GER	2:14:19
27	Mustapha HOUDADI	MAR	2:14:30
28	Ben PREISNER	CAN	2:15:02 SB
29	Johnatas DE OLIVEIRA	BRA	2:15:13
30	Justin KENT	CAN	2:15:26
31	Tiidrek NURME	EST	2:15:42
32	Jose Luis SANTANA MARIN	MEX	2:15:51
33	Berhane Tsegay TEKLE	ERI	2:16:08
34	Adam NOWICKI	POL	2:16:22
35	Kenya SONOTA	JPN	2:16:40
36	Segundo JAMI	ECU	2:16:49
37	Ngonidzashe NCUBE	ZIM	2:17:02 SB
38	Shaohui YANG	CHN	2:17:12
39	Paulo Roberto PAULA	BRA	2:17:18
40	Levente SZEMEREI	HUN	2:17:20
41	Omar HASSAN	ART	2:17:23
42	Kazuya NISHIYAMA	JPN	2:17:41
43	Onesphore NZIKWINKUNDA	BDI	2:18:27
44	Nicolás CUESTAS	URU	2:19:20
45	Jie HE	CHN	2:19:48
46	Nelson ITO CCURO	PER	2:20:00
47	Ernesto Andrés ZAMORA	URU	2:20:59
48	Goitom KIFLE	ERI	2:21:28
49	Peiyou FENG	CHN	2:22:00
50	Hüseyin CAN	TUR	2:22:11 SB
51	Tumelo MOTLAGALE	RSA	2:22:14
52	Moath ALKHAWALDEH	JOR	2:22:33 SB
53	Maxim RĂILEANU	MDA	2:22:46
54	Tomas Hilifa RAINHOLD	NAM	2:23:36
55	Nico MONTANEZ	USA	2:24:58 SB
56	Nicolae Alexandru SOARE	ROU	2:25:14
57	Luis Fernando OSTOS CRUZ	PER	2:25:50
58	Justino PEDRO DA SILVA	BRA	2:25:53
59	Byambajav TSEVEENRAVDAN	MGL	2:30:28
60	Simon SIBEKO	RSA	2:31:59
	Joaquin ARBE	ARG	DNF
	Olivier IRABARUTA	BDI	DNF
	Ibrahim HASSAN	DJI	DNF
	Hassan WAISS	DJI	DNF
	Oqbe Kibrom RUESOM	ERI	DNF
	Tamirat TOLA	ETH	DNF
	Morhad AMDOUNI	FRA	DNF
	Eyob GHEBREHIWET FANIEL	ITA	DNF
	Joshua BELET	KEN	DNF
	Hamza SAHLI	MAR	DNF
	Patricio CASTILLO	MEX	DNF
	Ser-Od BAT-OCHIR	MGL	DNF
	Olonbayar JAMSRAN	MGL	DNF
	Abdi NAGEEYE	NED	DNF
	Derlys AYALA	PAR	DNF
	Ilie Alexandru CORNESCHI	ROU	DNF
	Melikhaya FRANS	RSA	DNF
	Felicien MUHITIRA	RWA	DNF
	Khadar Basheer YOUSSUF	SOM	DNF
	Simon TESFAY	SUI	DNF
	Alphonce Felix SIMBU	TAN	DNF
	Kaan Kigen ÖZBILEN	TUR	DNF
	Andrew Rotich KWEMOI	UGA	DNF
	Elkanah KIBET	USA	DNF
	Cristhian ZAMORA	URU	DNS