Double Ethiopian win in Paris Marathon

Uma, the 26-year-old running just the fourth marathon of his career, pulled away from Kenya's Titus Kipruto with 2.5km to go and strode for home.

Men’s marathon winners, Second-placed Titus Ekiru of Kenya (L), winner Mulugeta Uma of Ethiopia (C-L) and third-placed Elisha Rotich of Kenya (R), pose with women's marathon winners, Second-placed Enat Tirusew of Ethiopia (2nd-L), winner Mestawut Fikir of Ethiopia (C-R) and third-placed Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya (2nd-R) on the podium at the end of the 2024 Paris Marathon, in Paris on April 7, 2024. (AFP)