Ethiopian runners continued their dominance in both men's and women's competition at the 2019 Xiamen Marathon, the first Gold Label road race of the year. The 24-year-old Ethiopian clocked 2:09:26 to defend men's title. I like to race in China," said Debela, who took his first marathon title in last year's Xiamen race, which was soaked in rain almost from gun to finish. So far he has competed in three marathon races in China, two in Xiamen and one in He won all the three events. In the women's race, the Ethiopians achieved their ten-year winning streak in Xiamen.

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2019 06:45 UTC