His compatriot Abdela Gemeda won the men’s categoryMADRID, 24 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –The Ethiopian athlete Sinaresh Yirga has been crowned champion of the Zurich Rock’n’Roll Running Series Madrid marathon, in which she has set a new women’s record for the event, while her compatriot Abdela Gemeda has prevailed in the men’s category. After her, her compatriots Mereset Abebayehu (2:25:18) and Kasu Bitew (2:26:18) finished, who completed the podium. For his part, the Ethiopian Abdela Godana Gemeda revalidated his triumph from last year by stopping the clock in 2:08:44, ahead of the Ugandan Geofrey Kusuro (2:09:23) and the Ethiopian Zewudu Hailu Bekele (2:09 :27). In total, the first five participants managed to cross the finish line in less than 2 hours and 10 minutes, something that had never happened in Madrid.

Source: Ethiopian News April 24, 2022 12:31 UTC