Tokyo, February 26 Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros (26) won the Osaka marathon (western Japan) this Sunday with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second, while for women, the Ethiopian Helen Bekele Tola did the same, with a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 16 seconds.
The marathon started this Sunday at 9:05 a.m. local Japanese time (midnight GMT), with a group of six women leading the women’s category at a pace of 2 hours and 22 minutes, while in the men’s category the pace was also good, with the Ethiopian riders dominating in both.
Results:
MEN CATEGORY
1. Hailemaryam Kiros (Ethiopia) – 2:06:01
2. Victor Kiplangat (Uganda) – 2:06:03
3. Alphonse Felix Simbu (Tanzania) – 2:06:19
4. Charles Karanja Kamau (Kenya)
5. Stephen Mokoka (South Africa) – 2:06:42
6. Kazuya Nishiyama (Japan) – 2:06:45
7. Yohei Ikeda (Japan) – 2:06:53
8. Shohei Otsuka (Japan) – 2:06:57
9. Merhawi Kesete (Eritrea) – 2:07:0
10. Toshiki Sadakata (Japan) – 2:07:24
FEMALE CATEGORY
1. Helen Bekele Tola (Ethiopia) – 2:22:1
2. Beyenu Degefa (Ethiopia) – 2:23:0
3. Momoko Watanabe (Japan) – 2:23:08
4. Lisa Weightman (Australia) – 2:23:15
5. Misaki Nishida (Japan) – 2:25:51
6. Yuri Karasawa (Japan) – 2:27:27
7. Vivian Kiplagat (Kenya) – 2:28:44
8. Nanami Aoki (Japan) – 2:30:01. EFE
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