Ethiopian Deso Gelmisa won the 45th edition of the Paris marathon on Sunday. Kenya’s Judith Jeptum dominated the women’s event by beating the previous record.
Deso Gelmisa won during the Paris marathon which took place this Sunday. The Ethiopian won the race with a time of 2h 05min 07sec, ahead of his compatriot Seifu Tura and the French Morhad Amdouni. ” I am very happy “reacted Gelmisa soberly.
On the women’s side, the Kenyan Judith Jeptum won the event. With a time of 2h 19min 48sec, she broke the record set in 2017 by Kenyan Purity Rionoripo (2h 20min 55sec).
French record broken
Morhad Amdouni has on his side beat the French record by more than a minute established by Benoît Zwierzchiewski during the 2003 edition (2h 6min 36sec). ” It feels good. I just have to say that because it means “finally” (…) I had to be able to pass this course which allows me to say hello I’m here “said the 33-year-old Corsican with relief, a smile on his face and a medal around his neck.
In the disabled category, Frenchman Julien Casoli won in 1 hour 38 minutes and 36 seconds. This is the 5th victory in the Parisian event for the 39-year-old athlete, double Paralympic medalist.