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Tafa and Jebet triumph in the Madrid Marathon

Zurich Rock ‘n’ Roll Series Madrid 2024 was the biggest in the history of the event, with over 40,000 participants and Ethiopian Mitku Tafa (2:08:5) as the marathon winner, with the second place disputated among same country athlete Fikre Bekele (2:09:08) and Kenyan Douglas Chebii (2:09:10).

In the women race, Naom Jebet won (2:26:19) with a great distance from Ethiopian Bontu Bekele (2:27:03) and Kebene Chala (2:27:28).

Shortly before half marathon winners were present on the finish line, with 3 slots of Kenyan runners on the male pódium (Amon Kiptoo, 1:02:25; Joseph Koech, 1:02:31 and Shamack Kiprop, 1:02:33) on a race won in the last meters. First Spanish was Tariku Novales (1:05:03). On female category victory was for Kenyan Joyece Chepkemoi (1:09:22), followed by Spanish Isabel Barreiro, superb debut on the distance and in Madrid (1:13:19) and French Mathilde Sénéchal.

Morning races started with 10K, with Carlos Mayo achieving his seventh victory on the 10K Zurich Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Madrid (29:10), after his competed race with Adam Maijó (2nd, 29:18) and third was Adrián Ben, 29:43.

Aragonian Carlos Mayo suffered a car crash two weeks ago with no injuries and he only had some side pains but were not enough to get the victory.

On Women 10K, Águeda Marqués got her third victory in Madrid (33:31), with Marta Pérez following as second (33:49), third one was Paula Herrero, on the process of coming back after injuries (36:12).

Was a day for the History of the event, with over 40,000 runners among the three distances (10K, Half Marathon and Marathon), with over 6,000 participants from previous year and more tan 113 countries represented on the streets. The event also supposes over 48 million Euro of economic impact on the city of Madrid in 2023.

Ethiopian runners Hayle Lemi, Aberash Minsewo win races at the Mumbai Marathon

Ethiopians Hayle Lemi and Aberash Minsewo won the men’s and women’s elite races, respectively, at the Mumbai Marathon 2024 on Sunday.

Hayle Lemi, who set the new course record with a timing of two hours, seven minutes and 32 seconds (2:07:32) last year, clocked 2:07:50 for the top spot this season. Aberash Minsewo, meanwhile, won the women’s race in 2:26:06.

Interestingly, all podiums in the elite race went to the Ethiopian runners. Lemi, who won the 2016 Boston Marathon, was followed by Haymanot Alew, who took the silver in the men’s event in 2:09:03. Mitku Tafa settled for bronze in 2:09:58. 

In the women’s race, Muluhabt Tsega took the silver in 2:26:51 while Medhin Bejene clocked a personal best to take the bronze in 2:27:34.

Indian runners at Mumbai Marathon 2024

Among Indian elite runners, Mumbai Marathon 2020 champion Srinu Bugatha pipped 2023 champion Gopi T and won the men’s race in 2:17:29 while Nirmaben Thakor Bharatjee won the women’s race in 2:47:11.

Gopi T followed Bugatha in 2:18:37 while Sher Singh Tanwar completed the Indian men’s podium, clocking 2:19:37. 

Nirmaben Thakor Bharatjee, meanwhile, beat second-placed Reshma Kevate by a margin of 16 minutes and 23 seconds. Shyamali Singh came third among the Indian women in 3:04:35.

Sunday’s race was the 19th edition of the Mumbai Marathon, which is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race event. 

Mumbai Marathon 2024 winners

Overall elite men

Hayle Lemi (Ethiopia) - 2:07:50

Haymanot Alew (Ethiopia) - 2:09:03

Mitku Tafa (Ethiopia) - 2:09:58

Overall elite women

Aberash Minsewo (Ethiopia) - 2:26:06

Muluhabt Tsega (Ethiopia) - 2:26:51

Medhin Bejene (Ethiopia) - 2:27:34