Kwemoi stormed to the finish line in a course record time of 59:15 leading a Kenyan podium sweep with Daniel Matieko and Emmanuel Bor finishing second and third respectively.
World 5000M champion Obiri registered her major win in the marathon after clocking 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 48 seconds missing the course record time set by compatriot Ruth Chepngetich in 2021 by 46 seconds.
Ethiopian duo of Tsehay Gemechu and Bekelen Gudeta finished second and third respectively in 1:05:52 and 1:06:35 in the women's race during Sunday's N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon, a World Athletics Elite Label road race, held in the Turkish capital.
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