Hayle Lemi, the 2016 Boston Marathon winner, won at 02:07:32, bettering defending champion and compatriot Derara Hurisa’s record of 2:08:09 set in 2020. The women’s mark of 2:24:33 goes back to 2013 but in her first full marathon, Anchalem Haymanot broke it by clocking 02:24:15 for victory. In a Mumbai Marathon first, all three women in the Ethiopian sweep—Rahma Tusa was second at 02:24:22 and Letebrhan Haylay third at 02:24:52—went under 02:25. “I am very happy to beat the course record. “I was nervous before the start because I didn’t have the experience of running a marathon,” Haymanot said.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2023 17:42 UTC