With a time of 2h 5 min 33 sec, the 26-year-old Ethiopian beat the Kenyan Titus Kipruto, one of the favorites.
The Ethiopian Mulugeta Uma, who was running only his fourth marathon, won the Paris event on Sunday in 2h 5 min 33 sec, ahead of the Kenyan Titus Kipruto, one of the favorites, dropped 2.5 km from the finish.
The 26-year-old Ethiopian exploded his personal best (2h 6 min 7 sec), established in Seville last year, and broke the Kenyan Kipruto, who had led the way from the 35 km, to finally finish in 2h 5min 48 sec.
His compatriot Elisha Rotich, record holder in the Parisian race, completed the podium in 2h 6 min 54 sec. The Ethiopian Abeje Ayana, winner in 2023, finished in 9th place.
Ethiopian novice Mestawut Fikir, 24, shone in her first marathon, in Paris, on Sunday, beating her compatriot Enat Tirusew at the finish in 2 h 20 min 45 sec, less than a minute from the Parisian race record.
The two Ethiopian athletes, who had never run a competitive marathon, finished the race in a sprint, led for a long time by their compatriot Rahma Tusa. Enat Tirusew gave up in the last meters and set a time of 2 h 20 min 47 sec.
Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot, Olympic 5,000m champion in 2016 and who, at 39, had not participated in a marathon since 2019, took third place in 2 h 21 min 47 sec.
The rankings for the Paris marathon, contested on Sunday:
The men’s ranking:
1. Mulugeta Uma (ETH) the 42,195 km in 2 h 5 min 33 sec
2. Titus Kipruto (KEN) in 2 h 5 min 48 sec
3. Elisha Rotich (KEN) in 2 h 6 min 54 sec
4. Bethwell Kipkemboi (KEN) in 2 h 7 min 8 sec
5. Cosmas Muteti (KEN) in 2 h 7 min 37 sec
6. Deso Gelmisa (ETH) in 2 h 7 min 39 sec
7. Mathias Kyburz (SUI) in 2 h 7 min 44 sec
8. Dejane Megersa (ETH) in 2 h 8 min 41 sec
9. Abeje Ayana (ETH) in 2 h 9 min 4 sec
10. Edwin Kibichiy (KEN) in 2 h 10 min 41 sec
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The women’s ranking:
1. Mestawut Fikir (ETH) in 2 h 20 min 45 sec
2. Enat Tirusew (ETH) in 2 h 20 min 48 sec
3. Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) in 2 h 21 min 46 sec
4. Valentina Mateiko (KEN) in 2 h 24 min 21 sec
5. Rahma Tusa (ETH) in 2 h 24 min 48 sec
6. Yenenesh Dinkesa (ETH) in 2h 26m 0sec
7. Medina Armino (ETH) in 2 h 26 min 1 sec
8. Ethlemahu Sintayehu (ETH) in 2 h 26 min 3 sec
9. Emily Arusio (KEN) in 2 h 26 min 08 sec
10. Adanech Anbesa (ETH) in 2 h 30 min 51 sec
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The disabled sports ranking:
1. Geert Schipper (NED) in 1 h 34 min 36 sec
2. Julien Casoli (FRA) in 1 h 37 min 11 sec
3. Botello Jimenez Rafael (ESP) in 1 h 48 min 16 sec
4. Ahmed Andaloussi (FRA) in 1 h 55 min 21 sec
5. Ali Mehiaoui (FRA) in 2 h 3 min 8 sec
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