Winners of The Race Without a Finish Line

The Wings For Life Run, held concurrently in various cities of the world, is won by elite athletes both globally and in Turkey.

Jo Fukuda of Japan covered 64.4km to become the overall winner before he was caught by the Catcher Car that took off 30 minutes after the official start of the event. The 32-year-old runner has a marathon personal best of 2:09:52 from 2018. Women’s overall winner was Nina Zarina from the United States of America, also an elite road runner who delivered 2:37:37 and 2:33:22 respectively in the two marathons she ran within a month last year.

İzmir, the host city of the Wings For Life in Turkey, saw the international athlete Üzeyir Söylemez winning the Turkish title with 61.2km, which also ranked him seventh in the world. The four-time national champion triathlete Tuğçe Karakaya became the winner on the women’s side by covering 36.8km.

The timing services at the Wings For Life in İzmir was provided by Depar Timing in cooperation with the German company Datacapo. The global results of the event can be found at www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com.