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Gizachew, Panga Win São Silvestre’s 100th in Record-Breaking São Paulo Race

The centenary drew a record 55,000 entrants from 44 countries, highlighting the race’s evolution into a mass year‑end ritual.

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Overview

  • Approximately 55,000 registrants from 44 countries took part, with women accounting for 47% of entrants, both all-time highs.
  • Ethiopia’s Muse Gizachew outsprinted Kenya’s Jonathan Kipkoech in the final meters to claim the men’s title, with Brazil’s Fábio Jesus taking third.
  • Tanzania’s Sisilia Ginoka Panga controlled the women’s race from the start, ending Kenya’s eight-year victory streak as Brazil’s Núbia de Oliveira finished third.
  • Organizers offered a record prize pool, awarding R$62,600 to each champion and R$295,160 in total.
  • The standardized 15 km route started and finished on Avenida Paulista and featured the decisive climb up Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antônio as tens of thousands of amateurs shared the course with the elite.