Hirpa prevails in Ethiopian one-two at Paris Marathon

Hirpa and Biwott triumph at the Paris Marathon

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Kenyan Biwott wins men's Paris Marathon, Ethiopian Hirpa takes women's race

Kenyan Benard Biwott and Ethiopian Bedatu Hirpa have won the men’s and women’s Paris Marathon. Biwott won the race on his debut and clocked 2 hours, 5 minutes and 25 seconds.

Ethiopia's Hirpa and Kenya's Biwott triumph at Paris Marathon

Bedatu Hirpa overtook Dera Dida in the final meters of the women's race, while Benard Biwott comofrtably won in the men's event.

Hirpa prevails in Ethiopian one-two at Paris Marathon

Ethiopia's Bedatu Hirpa edged compatriot Dera Dida by four seconds to win the women's race in the Paris Marathon, while Kenya's Benard Biwott cruised to victory in the men's race, finishing 48 seconds before his closest competitor on Sunday.Hirpa, who beat Dida in a close finish at January's Dubai Marathon as

Ethiopia's Bedatu Hirpa and Kenya's Bernard Biwott triumph at Paris Marathon

Ethiopian runner Bedatu Hirpa claimed a close victory at the women's Paris Marathon on Sunday by overtaking her compatriot Dera Dida by just four seconds. Kenyan Bernard Biwott won the men's event by a wide margin, dropping all of his rivals with 10 kilometres still to run.

On a road not yet completely dry and in cloudy weather, Kenyan Benard Biwott, alone, and Ethiopian Bedatu Hirpa, in the finish, both won Sunday, 13 April, during the Paris marathon.