Ethiopia duo of Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir has won the Paris Marathon men’s and women’s races.
The Ethiopians on Sunday won their races respectively to give their country a double in the event for the first time in five years.
In the men’s race, Uma won with a time of 2:05:33, beating Kenyans ,Titus Kipruto and Elisha Rotich. Kipruto finished 15 seconds behind Uma while Rotich who was the pre-race favourite win finished third having set the course record in 2021.
In the women’s race, Fikir finished with a time of 2:20:45 in her first marathon, defeating fellow Ethiopian, Enat Tirusew to the line by three seconds, while Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot was third.
The last time Ethiopia achieved the double in Paris, Abrha Milaw and Gelete Burka won the men’s and women’s races in 2019.
Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics in France, the Ethiopians will be hoping to defend this feat when the men’s marathon takes center stage on the 10th of August 2024. The women’s race is scheduled for the following day.
