Kenyan athlete Jackline Chelal was proclaimed winner this Sunday of the XXXVIII edition of the Seville Marathon with an unofficial time of 2:20:28, almost two minutes above the test record set last year by the Ethiopian Alemu Megertu.
Chelal found no rivals, not even among her fellow podium finishers, Ethiopians Aberu Ayana Mulisa (2:21:54) and Urge Diro Soboka (2:23:04), whom she outpaced as he there were still nearly ten kilometers to go. for the purpose.
The first Spaniard was Meritxell Soler, eighth, who made her debut in the queen distance with a magnificent time of 2.26:37 which places her second in the national classification all time and serves as the minimum mark for the Cup. of the August world in Budapest. as for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.