US EditionSimbu dips past Petros for world marathon gold
Alphonce Simbu secured his first major marathon win with a 0.03-second lead in a race where 88 runners from 47 countries faced challenging heat and humidity, officials reported.
- Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania won the men's marathon gold in a photo finish at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday.
- The race featured 88 runners from 47 countries and saw hot, humid conditions that caused many athletes, including Ethiopia's Tadese Takele, to drop out before the finish.
- Simbu and German Amanal Petros finished the 42.195km race in 2:09:48, with Simbu edging Petros by 0.03 seconds after a last-second surge, while Italy's Iliass Aouani took bronze in 2:09:53.
- Petros described the finish as, "It's like the 100m!" expressing sadness for losing gold yet gratitude for silver, while Simbu said, "I made history today" as Tanzania's first world marathon champion.
- Simbu's victory marked his first world title after winning bronze in 2017 and finishing second in the Boston Marathon earlier this year, highlighting his persistence in distance running.
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Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania, right, and Amanal Petros of Germany sprint toward the finish line in the men's marathon final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Monday. Simbu won by 0.03 seconds to claim Tanzania's first global marathon title. AFP-Yonhap
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