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Addisu Gobena and Peres Jepchirchir win Sydney Marathon
Ethiopia's Addisu Gobena broke the course record to secure his first World Marathon Major victory, while Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir captured the women's title.
The short version
- Ethiopian runner Addisu Gobena won the men's race in 2:04:42, setting a new Sydney Marathon course record by nearly 90 seconds.
- Kenyan Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir took the women's title with a time of 2:18:31, building on her past victories in Boston, New York, and London.
- American Daniel Romanchuk and Swiss athlete Manuela Schar won the men's and women's wheelchair events, respectively.
- A record crowd of approximately 40,000 runners participated in the race following its recent addition as the seventh World Marathon Major.
Key facts
- Addisu Gobena finished four seconds ahead of fellow Ethiopian Chimdessa Debele Gudeta to win the men's marathon in 2:04:42.[Al Jazeera]
- Gobena's winning time set a new course record, beating the previous mark by almost a minute and a half.[Al Jazeera]
- Peres Jepchirchir won the women's division in 2:18:31, completing the race nearly four minutes ahead of second-place finisher Irine Cheptai.[Al Jazeera]
- Daniel Romanchuk of the United States won the men's wheelchair division, and Manuela Schar of Switzerland won the women's wheelchair division.[Al Jazeera]
- The event drew a record participation of around 40,000 runners along the 42.19-kilometer course.[Al Jazeera]