Ethiopian runners win top spots at Dubai Marathon

Ethiopia's Abdisa Tola won the 22nd edition of the Dubai Marathon on Sunday, clocking a world-leading time of two hours, five minutes and 42 seconds.

Meanwhile, his compatriots Deresa Geleta and Haymanot Alew Engdayehu came in second and third respectively.

In the professional women’s race, Ethiopia's Dera Dida Yami took home the first position with a time of 02:21:11, while Ruti Aga came in second and Siranesh Yirga at third.

Held at Expo City Dubai, the 2023 edition saw16,975 runners of different age groups and fitness abilities from across the UAE and the world take part in the race.

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EThe race carried prize money worth more than $500,000, with Mattar Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, crowning the winners.

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In the men’s category of the 10 km race, Noman El-Issawi from Morocco secured the first place after finishing the race in a time of 29 minutes, followed by Moroccan Anwar El-Ghouz who came in second with a time of 29:02 minutes. Ethiopian Fessa Tadez came in third place with a time of 29:02 minutes.

In the women’s category, Surbi Monga from India won first place after finishing the race in a time of 29:14 minutes, followed by Nigerian Olofisayo Jabri who came in second with a time of 29:19 minutes.

The two Libyan sisters, Suhaila and Rula Al-Husseini, secured the third and fourth places, with a time of 30:30 minutes and 30:36 minutes respectively.

In the People of Determination race – men’s category, Marcel Haug from Sweden came in first place after finishing the race in a time of 01:23:50, followed by Dutch Getz Plate who came in second place with a time of 01:24:28. South African Tian Bosch came in third place with a time of 01:49:48 hours.

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In the women’s category of the race, British Aiden Rainbow Cooper won first place after finishing the race with a time of 01:47:15, followed by Swedish Patricia Ekos with a time of 01:56:53. Swedish Alexandra Hebling came in third with a time of 01:57:27.

The Dubai Marathon featured three runs: the full 42.195 km marathon; the 10 km Road Race; and the 4 km Fun Run.