Budapest (AFP) – Amane Beriso Shankule led an Ethiopian 1-2 as she won the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finished fourth, just ahead of a third Ethiopian, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, with Rosemary Wanjiru the first Kenyan home in sixth. "We knew if we worked together we could get a better result, and we worked well as a team today," Shankule said of the Ethiopian quartet's race strategy. The Ethiopian trio's lead doubled over the next 2km to the 36km mark. 'Get rid of the rest'But there was no such fatigue shown by Shankule, this year's Boston Marathon runner-up looking strong through to the line.

Source: Ethiopian News August 26, 2023 07:55 UTC