TOKYO, March 5 (Xinhua) — Ethiopian runners stole the highlights of the 2023 Tokyo Marathon right here on Sunday, profitable 5 out of six podium locations.
Deso Gelmisa, who broke the Paris Marathon file final yr, outsprinted compatriot Mohamed Esa by one second to win the boys’s race in 2:05:22. Their teammate Tsegaya Getachew completed third in 2:05:25.
Canada’s Cam Levins, who was fifth in 2:05:22, beating the 21-year-old North American file by two seconds. The earlier mark was set by Khalid Khannouchi of the United States within the 2002 London Marathon.
The Ethiopians additionally took the second and third locations within the girls’s race, which was received by Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru in 2:16:28. Tsehay Gemechu completed second in 2:16:56 and Ashete Bekere was third in 2:19:11. Worknesh Edesa, additionally of Ethiopia, completed fourth in 2:20:13.