In the men’s event, Milkesa Mengesha, 24, defeated Cybrian Kotut of Kenya by a just five seconds, dominating the last lap to finish in two hours, three minutes and seventeen seconds.
Haymanot Alew, another Ethiopian, came in third.
Tigist Ketema, 26, claimed victory in the women’s event in a time of two hours 16 minutes 42 seconds, more than two minutes ahead of compatriots Mestawot Fikir and Bosena Mulatie.
Although Ketema’s winning time was five minutes slower than Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa’s 2:11:53 from the previous year’s race, she was still the third fastest in it.
Great Britain’s Calli Hauger-Thackery, 31, was the first European home in seventh place, finishing less than five minutes behind Ketema in 2:21:24 – the sixth-fastest marathon run of all time by a British woman, external.
David Weir, 45, was second in the men’s wheelchair race, finishing one minute 47 seconds behind Switzerland’s Olympic champion Marcel Hug, who won in a time of 1:27:18.
It was the 50th running of the prestigious event, but a number of big names were missing with it.
