Gelmisa leads clean sweep for Ethiopia at Tokyo Marathon
Deso Gelmisa of Ethiopia, center, crosses the finish line, winning the men's race of Tokyo Marathon, followed by his compatriot Mohamed Esa, left, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.(Zhang Xiaoyu/Pool Photo via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Zhang Xiaoyu]
TOKYO (AP) — Deso Gelmisa led an Ethiopian clean sweep of the podium at the Tokyo Marathon, with Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s race. In a tight finish, the 25-year-old Gelmisa finished in 2:05:22 to win his first World Marathon Major by one second ahead of compatriot Mohamed Esa. Tsegaya Getachew finished third, two seconds further back. There was no close finish to the women’s race as Wanjiru crossed the line 28 seconds ahead of Ethiopia’s Tsehay Gemechu for her first major win. Ashete Bekeri, last year’s runners-up finished third, 2:43 behind Wanjiru.
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Deso Gelmisa of Ethiopia, center, runs to finish and win the men's race of Tokyo Marathon, followed by his compatriot Mohamed Esa Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.(Zhang Xiaoyu/Pool Photo via AP)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Zhang Xiaoyu
Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya crosses the finish line, winning the women's race of Tokyo Marathon, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.(Zhang Xiaoyu/Pool Photo via AP)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Zhang Xiaoyu