MUMBAI: Ethiopia's Derara Hurisa returns to defend his crown at Asia's most prestigious Tata Mumbai Marathon on January 15 in a competitive Elite men's field, with a dozen runners holding personal bests under the 2:08:09 course record he set in 2020. "I'm excited about my first Tata Mumbai Marathon. I've heard it's a tough course," said Lemi, winner of seven marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 2016 and Dubai in 2015. "It's a tremendous field and is going to be close," added the Ethiopian, aka Lemi Berhanu, who was runner-up in the 2021 Boston Marathon. Rono finished an impressive sixth at the 2019 Boston Marathon and won the Toronto Marathon the same year in 2:05:00.

Source: Ethiopian News January 04, 2023 20:50 UTC