The 13th Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail, held this year in Ürgüp district of Nevşehir, has ended. Approximately 3,000 athletes from 78 countries took part in the event.
Athletes competed in races covering 119, 63, 38 and 14 kilometers.
119-kilometer race
In the men's category of the 119-kilometer race, Vasilii Korytkin of Russia finished first, Boucheıx Alexandre of France second and Mustafa Dağdelen third. In the women's category, Tuğçe Karakaya finished first, Beyza Güzel second and Charlotte Fisher of the United Kingdom third.
63-kilometer race
In the men's category, Aleksei Beresnev of Russia finished first, Mehmet Soytürk second and Oğuzhan Emre Singer third. In the women's category, Russian athletes Antonina Lushina, Ekaterina Luzina and Natalia Tarasova finished first, second and third, respectively.
38-kilometer race
In the men's category of the 38-kilometer race, Halil Yaşın finished first, Mestan Turhanen second and Kristiyan Ivanov of Bulgaria third. In the women's category, Turkish athlete Elif Gökçe Avcı Ataman finished first, Anastasia Nikolaeva second and Dudu Erol third.
14-kilometer race
In the men's category, Can Ayaz finished first, Anton Bordiukov of Russia second and Burakhan Öztaş third. In the women's category, Liudmila Sapronenkova of Russia finished first, Aliaksandra Sakalouskaya of Belarus second and Tuğba Akın third.
Awards ceremony held
The event was organized by Argeus Travel & Events with contributions from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Cappadocia Area Presidency, the Nevşehir Governorship, the Ürgüp District Governorship, Ürgüp Municipality, the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency and the Türkiye Athletics Federation.
Following the completion of the races, an awards ceremony was held at Ürgüp Cumhuriyet Square. The athletes who placed in the races received their awards from protocol members attending the ceremony.