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Ethiopian Runners Shine in International Weekend Marathons and Half Marathons
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Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes shattered course records and secured major victories across several international marathons and half marathons held over the weekend.
- Lemi Berhanu won the TCS Amsterdam Marathon in 2:03:33, edging out Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir by six seconds.
- Buze Diriba set a women's course record at the Amsterdam Marathon with a time of 2:16:12, leading an all-Ethiopian top six.
- Eight men broke the 2:05 mark at the Amsterdam Marathon for only the third time in history.
- Tamirat Tola won the Bank of China Beijing Marathon in 2:03:10, setting a Chinese all-comers' record.
- Anchinalu Dessie retained the women's title at the Beijing Marathon with a time of 2:20:36.
- Charles Matata won the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon in a course record and personal best of 58:52, following his twin brother Alex Matata's 2025 victory.
- Wudinesh Alemu won the women's Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon in a personal best of 1:06:35.
- Agnes Ngetich and Alexander Mutiso both set course records to win the women's and men's titles at the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon respectively.
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