Of the top 20 athletes at the end of the marathon, 18 Ethiopians were listed. Tamirat Tola won the men’s race in two hours, four minutes and eleven seconds, with that he set a new course record and personal best. He was attempting to break a marathon world record after triumph in Berlin in September 2016. In the German capital, he finished just six seconds outside Dennis Kimetto’s world record of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Bekele, widely regarded as the greatest distance runner of all time and world record holder over 10,000 and 5,000 meters, has also said he is eyeing the world record at April’s London Marathon

Source: Ethiopian News January 20, 2017 09:34 UTC