Ugandan long-distance runner Martin Naibei Musau won the 2026 Lisbon Marathon in Portugal on Saturday in a personal best of two hours, eight minutes and seven seconds.
He crossed the finish line ahead of Kenya's Gilbert Kipkurui Korir, who finished second in 2:08:33.
Stephen Chebon Kipkech completed the podium in third place with a time of 2:08:35.
The victory improved Musau's previous marathon personal best of 2:08:42, set in Hamburg in April 2024, by 35 seconds.
Portuguese media reported that the 28-year-old succeeded Kenya's Zablon Chumba as champion of the 13th edition of the event.
The race started in Cascais, passed through Oeiras and finished at Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon over the standard 42.195 kilometres.
All three men's podium finishers completed the course in under two hours and nine minutes.
World Athletics lists Musau as a marathon specialist whose previous personal best was established in 2024.
In the women's race, Ethiopia's Meskerem Mamo Hayile won in 2:28:04, seven seconds ahead of compatriot Tejitu Siyum Alamayehu in second.
Bashanke Imoshe Bilo completed an Ethiopian sweep of the podium in 2:28:15.
Key facts from the 2026 Lisbon Marathon
- Men's winner: Martin Naibei Musau (Uganda), 2:08:07 PB
- Men's 2nd: Gilbert Kipkurui Korir (Kenya), 2:08:33
- Men's 3rd: Stephen Chebon Kipkech (Kenya), 2:08:35
- Women's winner: Meskerem Mamo Hayile (Ethiopia), 2:28:04
- Women's 2nd: Tejitu Siyum Alamayehu (Ethiopia), 2:28:11
- Women's 3rd: Bashanke Imoshe Bilo (Ethiopia), 2:28:15
- Edition: 13th
- Course: Cascais → Oeiras → Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon (42.195 km)
Source: SoftPower News
