In this year's third edition of the Alanya Ultra Marathon, held under the slogan "Following the Nomads to the Peaks of the Taurus Mountains," and sponsored by the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD), 460 athletes from 25 countries competed.
Ahmet Arslan, the founder and race director of the Alanya Ultra Marathon, stated that they had organized a successful event in partnership with Argeus Travel, a leading sports organization company in Turkey. In the 72-kilometer Alanya Ultra men's race, the first place went to Oğuzhan Emre Singer, followed by Bahadır Ozan Singer in second place and Cevdet Alyılmaz in third place. In the women's race, Ezgi Akdesir took first place, Elena Polyakova finished second, and Tatiana Nikitina came in third. In the 48-kilometer Taurus Mountain Marathon, Mahmut Yavuz was the first-place finisher among men, followed by Bjorn Harald Bongom in second place and Vadim Agapitov in third place. Among the women, Elizabeta Ershova finished first, Hanne Liland came in second, and İsmet İnan took third place.
In the 28-kilometer Keykubat Mountain Race, Artem Kuftyrev finished first, followed by Zülfü Karabulut in second place and Mustafa Orhan in third. In the women's category, Olesya Nurgulieva came first, Natalia Gyurten second, and Marina Zaytseva third. In the 15-kilometer Alaiye Public Race, Salih Karaca finished first, Fatih Yılmaz second, and Mevlüt Kabadayı third. In the women's category, Elena Nurgulieva came first, Hülya Kıvrak second, and Maria Suetina third. Cups and gifts were presented to the athletes who achieved top positions.