Of their first-ever races on the 2024 Schneider Electrical Paris Marathon, which drew over 54,000 runners, Ethiopians Mestawut Fikir and Mulugeta Uma prevailed on Sunday.
Fikir ran a sooner dash end time of two:20:45, only one minute off the race report, to defeat her Ethiopian teammate Enat Tirusew, who clocked in at 2:20:48. Ending in third place with a time of two:21:47 was Kenyan Vivian Cheruyot, a former world and Olympic 5000m champion.
Fikir, a 24-year-old ASICS athlete, has been concentrating on half marathons during the last two years. She set a private better of 66:44 within the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne final yr, the place she took first place, in keeping with Athletics Weekly.
Uma, a 26-year-old seasoned marathon runner, additionally participated within the Paris marathon for the primary time and received a gold medal in what grew to become his fourth marathon.
Regardless of having to carry off Titus Kipruto, who completed in second place with a time of two:05:48, the Ethiopian managed to set a private finest by 30 seconds as he clocked 2:05:33, in keeping with the publication.
Elisha Rotich of Kenya, who holds the report for the Paris Marathon, got here in third place with a time of two:06:54, ending barely over a minute behind Uma.
Uma was properly clear to cross the end line throughout his run, however he practically collided with an official coming into the final flip, in keeping with the Related Press. Uma practically misplaced his footing when the official waved him to the best as he headed straight.
Nonetheless, he swiftly regained his composure and pointed to the gang whereas celebrating.
Following Abrha Milaw and Gelete Burka’s victory within the males’s and ladies’s races in 2019, Fikir and Uma’s triumphs marked the second time Ethiopia had received each titles in Paris.
