Vincent kipkemoi

World Athletics Platinum Label: Tadese Takele claimed his first major marathon victory and Sutume Kebede retained her title to complete an Ethiopian double at the Tokyo Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, on Sunday.

Takele, who finished third in the Berlin Marathon in 2023, ran a world lead of 2:03:23 to improve his personal best by one second. He won by 28 seconds ahead of his compatriot Deresa Geleta (2:03:51), while Kenya’s Vincent Kipkemoi was third (2:04:00).

Kebede set a Japanese all-comers' record of 2:15:55 when winning in Tokyo last year and this time she ran a world lead of 2:16:31 to triumph, becoming the first back-to-back winner of the Tokyo Marathon women’s race. The top three all finished in 2:17 or under, Kenya’s Winfridah Moraa Moseti finishing second in a personal best of 2:16:56 and Hawi Feysa taking 25 seconds off her own previous best with 2:17:00 to place third.