26.09.2021 18:27
Ethiopian athletes dominate men’s, women’s events.
Ethiopia's Guye Adola and Gotytom Gebreslase won the men's and women's titles respectively in the 2021 Berlin Marathon on Sunday.
Adola bagged the men's title in 2: 05: 45, while Bethwel Yegon of Kenya placed second with 2: 06: 14 and another Ethiopian athlete Kenenisa Bekele took the third spot in 2: 06: 47.
In the women's event, Gebreslase finished in the first place in 2: 20: 09, while Ethiopian athletes Hiwot Gebrekidan took the second spot in 2: 21: 23 and Helen Tola placed third in 2: 23: 05.
Berlin Marathon, part of the World Athletics platinum label road races, is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. -