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Ethiopians Takele and Kebede take top spots in Tokyo Marathon

Runners start the Tokyo Marathon as they pass the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)

Tokyo, 2 March, /AJMEDIA/

Ethiopians Tadese Takele and Sutume Asefa Kebede won their divisions of the Tokyo Marathon on a nearly perfect spring day in the Japanese capital.

Takele won on the men’s side in a personal best time of 2 hours 3 minutes 23 seconds. Countryman Deresa Geleta was second in 2:03:51 with third for Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich of Kenya in 2:04:00.

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