I don’t have live access to the latest results right now. Based on recent reports, the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon took place on May 24, 2026, with strong international fields and Ethiopia’s Dera Dida Yami winning the women’s elite race and Huseydin Mohamed Esa winning the men’s elite race, as part of Cape Town’s push to join the Abbott World Marathon Majors. If you’d like, I can look up the full official results and provide a categorized summary (elite podiums, age-group winners, nationalities) with citations.
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The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has recently made significant strides in its journey to join the international Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) series after the 2024 edition
mybestruns.comThe standout performance came from France’s Maxime Chaumeton, who stormed to victory in the men’s race in 27:41, subject to official confirmation, shaving 12 seconds off the previous course record. South African rising star Thapelo Ramokhoase followed closely behind in 28:33, securing a massive personal best in a performance that sparked excitement among local athletics fans online. Cwenga Nose rounded out the podium in 28:59 after another strong showing on the national stage.
www.capetownetc.comThe race is looking to become the first African World Marathon Major.
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mybestruns.comSanlam Cape Town Marathon 2026, 24 May, Cape Town. Africa s first Abbott WMM Candidate. Marathon 42.2km · Trail 43km/22km/11km · Peace Runs 10km/5km.
www.ski-nordique.netThis makes Kipchoge one of the fastest runners on current form in the Cape Town field, with only Mohamed Esa (Ethiopia) having gone faster – 2:04:49 in the 2025 Chicago Marathon – while another Kenyan, Benard Kipkurui Biwott, has an identical season best to Kipchoge. Esa’s PB of 2:04:39 makes him the second-fastest man in the field historically, so he will line up as one of the outright favourites for the win, but there will be a host of world-class athletes looking to give him a run for his...
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capetown.todayThe Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a City Marathon held in Cape Town, South Africa, which is sponsored by Sanlam, the City of Cape Town and Vital Health Foods. The marathon is held on a fast and flat course, starting and finishing in Green Point, near the Cape Town Stadium. Prior to existing in its current format, the Cape Town Marathon was organised by Celtic Harriers running club. It started and finished in Pinelands, and was introduced in 1994. This was then followed by a separately organised...
mybestruns.comLate pull-outs, record purses, & Eliud Kipchoge rewrite the script for the 2026 Cape Town Marathon. Expect drama & world-class times.
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