Ayana takes Paris win in marathon debut

Agency :
Ethiopia’s Abeje Ayana won the men’s race at the Paris Marathon today in his first competitive run over the distance and Kenya’s Helah Kiprop claimed the women’s title.
The 20-year-old Ayana won with a time of 2:07.15s, 20s ahead of compatriot and pre-race favourite Guye Adola with Kenya’s Josphat Boit a further five seconds back in third.
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After clocking 59:39 in a half marathon in Poznan, Poland in 2021, Ayana was one of the men to watch on a grey, windy morning in the French capital.
He sped away from a group of four after around 35km, quickly opening a 20s gap which he held until the finish line on the Avenue Foch to become the third Ethiopian to win the race in the last four years.