Athens, Nov. 8 -- Ethiopia's Manazot Siyum Taferi won the 43rd Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday, clocking 2:10:03 over the classic 42.195km course from the historic town of Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens.
Taferi broke the course record of 2:10:34 set by Kenya's Edwin Kiptoo in 2023, improving the previous mark by 31 seconds. Taferi's compatriot Asefa Tefera Mengisha finished second in 2:10:18, followed by Kenya's Patrick Keter Kiplagat in third in 2:11:22. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Yatane Kormoshe Dusha claimed victory in 2:30:04.
A record 85,000 runners from 125 countries and regions participated in this year's event, making it the largest in the race's history, according to the organizing committee of the...