Alemu won a comfortable victory, finishing nearly four minutes ahead of teammate Chekol Tsega in two hours 22 minutes and 52 seconds. Heyi's winning time was the slowest in Rome since 2015, and well off the course record of 2:07:17 set in 2009. All told, African men have won the last 14 Rome marathons while African women have won the last 11 races. No Italian has won either division since Alberico Di Cecco won the men's race in 2005. The top local finisher was Morocco-born naturalized Italian Ahmed Nasef, who finished in 2:16:57, a little more than eight minutes behind the winner.

Source: Ethiopian News April 07, 2019 12:56 UTC