More sport The Ethiopians have the 43rd marathon of Paris dominated. In the men race, the victory was to Abrha Milaw in 2u07:05. His compatriot Gelete Burka was the best woman in 2u22:48.
Milaw accelerated after 39 km, and had the line 19 seconds ahead of his fellow countryman, the international animated film association Mengistu. The Kenyan dual defending champion Paul Lonyangata was five seconds later in third.
Burqa, vicewereldkampioene in 2015 in the 10,000 m, sped to a victory for her landgenotes Azmera T (2u22:53) and Azmera Abreha (2u23:36).
The course record in the French capital since 2014 in the name of the Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele, and is 2u05:03. The Kenyan Purity Rionoripo ran in 2017 2h20:55 and is thus recordhoudster in the women.
