Dubai marathon wins for Ethiopia’s Getaneh Molla and Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich
Dubai marathon wins for Ethiopia’s Getaneh Molla (2:03:34) and Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich (2:17:08)
– Fastest ever men’s marathon debut for Getaneh Molla (was 2:03:46 by Guye Adola in Berlin 2017)
– Ruth Chepngetich and Worknesh Degefa moved to 3rd and 4th on the women’s all time lists behind Paula Radcliffe and Mary Keitany
– First victory for a Kenyan woman since 2006
– Both men’s and women’s course record broken
MEN: 1. Getaneh Molla ETH 2:03:34, 2. Herpassa Negasa ETH 2:03:40, 3. Asefa Mengstu ETH 2:04:24, 4. Emmanuel Kipkemboi Saina KEN 2:05:02, 5. Shifera Tamru ETH 2:05:18, 6. Kelkile Gezahegn ETH 2:06:09, 7. Adugna Takele ETH 2:06:32, 8. Birhanu Teshome ETH 2:08:20, 9. Fikadu Kebede ETH 2:08:27, 10. Tadesse Abraham SUI 2:09:50
WOMEN: 1. Ruth Chepngetich KEN 2:17:08, 2. Worknesh Degefa ETH 2:17:41, 3. Workenesh Edesa ETH 2:21:05, 4. Waganesh Mekasha ETH 2:22:45, 5. Sintayehu Lewetegn ETH 2:25:59, 6. Rahma Tusa 2:26:38, 7. Muluhabt Tsega 2:27:36, 8. Sule Utura 2:32:52
