Ethiopian Birhanu Legese cruised to victory at the Tokyo marathon on Sunday, winning in a time of two hours, four minutes and 48 seconds in miserable conditions to claim his first major title. Ethiopians have now won the women’s marathon in Tokyo in six of the last eight editions. Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia won the 2019 #TokyoMarathon on Sunday in the men’s race with a time of 2.04:48. Ruti Aga came in first in the women’s race with a time of 2.20:40…#247RUNNING#winners #results pic.twitter.com/StKGYHoMq3 — #247RUNNING (@247running) March 3, 2019◆ Tokyo Marathon Men’s Champion: Birhanu LEGESE (?? The course was good, and if the weather was better I might have broken 02:03:00.” pic.twitter.com/xzZoFfDR8N — Tokyo Marathon Foundation (@TokyoMarathon_E) March 3, 2019REUTERS

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2019 11:03 UTC