There was a double triumph for Ethiopian runners at the Mumbai Marathon as Amane Gobena and Solomon Deksisa won at the IAAF Silver Label road race in 2:25:49 and 2:09:34 respectively on Sunday. Photo: African News AgencyMUMBAI, India – There was a double triumph for Ethiopian runners at the Mumbai Marathon as Amane Gobena and Solomon Deksisa won at the IAAF Silver Label road race in 2:25:49 and 2:09:34 respectively on Sunday. #Ethiopia's Amane Gobena won the International elite women’s race in 2:25:49 ahead of #Kenyan Bornes Kitur (2:28:48) and #Ethiopians Shuko Genemo (2:29:41) & Birke Debele (2:29:45) at the 15th Tata Mumbai Marathon #TMM2018 held on Sunday 21 January. Shortly after 21 kilometres, Kitur started to push hard and soon found she had only Gobena for company. Although she tired slightly over the final three kilometres, the Ethiopian still came home in the second-fastest winning time in the history of the Mumbai Marathon, which this year celebrated its 15th edition.

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2018 21:11 UTC