The Ethiopian Mulugeta Uma, who was running only his fourth marathon, won the Paris event on Sunday April 7 in 2 hours 5 minutes and 33 seconds. The Ethiopian beat the Kenyan Titus Kipruto, one of the favorites, who dropped 2.5 kilometers from the finish.
Uma, 26, beat his personal best (2 h 6 min 7 s), established in Seville (Spain) in 2023. He broke the Kenyan Kipruto, who had led the way from 35e kilometer. The latter finally finished the event in 2 h 5 min 48 s.
His compatriot Elisha Rotich, record holder in the Parisian race, completed the podium in 2 h 6 min 54 s. The Ethiopian Abeje Ayana, winner in 2023, finished in 9the place.
In the women’s race, the Ethiopian novice Mestawut Fikir, 24, shone in her first marathon, beating her compatriot Enat Tirusew in the finish in 2 h 20 min 45 s, less than a minute from the Parisian race record. .
The two Ethiopian athletes, who had never run a competitive marathon, competed for victory in the sprint. Enat Tirusew gave up in the last meters and set a time of 2:20:47.
Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot, Olympic 5,000m champion in 2016 and who, at 39, had not participated in a marathon since 2019, took third place in 2:21:47.