10/03/2024 14:43 (UTC)

Tadesse breaks the Zurich Barcelona Marathon record and Azimeraw falls short

Barcelona, Mar 10 (EFE).- The Swiss athlete of Eritrean origin Abraham Tadesse broke the Zurich Barcelona Marathon record this Sunday, with a time of 2h.05:01, and the Ethiopian Degitu Azimeraw, winner in the women's category (2h.19:52), stayed eight seconds from the race record.

Tadesse, 41 years old and who also surpassed his personal best (2:05:10, Berlin 2023), broke the race with a change of pace after kilometer 30 and surpassed the record set last year by Bahrain's Marius Kimutai ( 2h.05:06). The Kenyans Collins Kipkurui Kipkorir (2h.06:44) and Edmond Kipngetich (2h.07:21) accompanied him on the podium.

FOOTAGE OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE WINNERS OF THE BARCELONA MARATHON IN THE MALE AND FEMALE CATEGORY

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Date: 10/03/2024 14:43 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Sport » Athletics, track and field
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 325 seconds
Reference: 55013107115
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