Chepkoech second as the Lille Marathon returns, Ndikumana wins
Faith Chepkoech was runner-up in the women's race, and Edwin Kiptoo and Lameck Yoo finished fifth and seventh behind Burundi's Célestin Ndikumana.
In short: Burundi's Célestin Ndikumana won the Lille Marathon on 25 October 2026 in 2:07:51 and Ethiopia's Afera Berha won the women's race in 2:22:30; Kenya's Faith Chepkoech was second in the women's race in 2:35:40.
Burundi's Célestin Ndikumana won the Lille Marathon on Sunday 25 October in 2:07:51, the first marathon in Lille in more than 30 years, Reference Trail reports. Uganda's Salomon Mutai was second in 2:09:36 and Ethiopia's Redahgne Gebru third in 2:09:39.
Kenya's Edwin Kiptoo finished fifth in 2:10:24 and Lameck Yoo seventh in 2:11:04. Wind made conditions hard on the exposed parts of the course.
Ethiopia's Afera Berha won the women's race in 2:22:30, more than 13 minutes clear of Kenya's Faith Chepkoech, who was second in 2:35:40. Results of both races.
A 35-year-old runner in the half marathon, held the same morning, collapsed at the finish and died on Sunday evening in hospital, the organisers confirmed on Monday, Reference Trail reports.