Lelisa Desisa gave Ethiopia its first world marathon title since 2001 on Sunday winning in a time of 2hrs 10min 40sec. Desisa -- a two-time Boston marathon winner who donated his 2013 medal to the city following the bomb at the finishing line -- emulated compatriot Gezaghne Abera's win in the 2001 marathon in Edmonton. There was no let up in the pace as Ayala dropped away with Eritrea's 37-year-old six-time world half marathon champion Zersenay Tadese leading the way. Desisa and Geremew kicked away and dropped Kipruto. Desisa, though, had one final kick in him and eased away in the final half kilometre to take the tape on his own.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2019 23:37 UTC