Abu Dhabi Marathon: Kenya’s Amanang’ole reigns supreme as Ethiopia’s Ketema wins males’s race

Abu Dhabi Marathon: Kenya’s Amanang’ole reigns supreme as Ethiopia’s Ketema wins males’s race

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Ethiopia’s Chala Ketema received the lads’s race within the Abu Dhabi Marathon held on Saturday, December 14, 2024, within the United Arab Emirates.

The Ethiopian timed 2:06:16 to beat Ibrahim Bouh and Kenyan Wilfred Kigen and smash the earlier course file within the course of. Chala managed to see off his rivals, who had been his fierce rivals within the final 10 km.

Bouh, who completed second, clocked 2:06:33, with Kigen taking the third spot in 2:06:47.

Meanwhile, Amanang’ole received the ladies’s race after timing 2:20:34, a win that additionally assured her Ksh6 million as prize cash. Eritrea’s Dolshi Teklegergish got here in second within the race after operating for two:23:47, whereas Aurelia Kiptui got here third in 2:26:48.

“22-year-old Catherine Amanang’ole dominates the feminine elite race to take the 2024 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon crown in a spectacular time of two:20:34.

“The Half Marathon World Championships bronze medallist executes an ideal race to finish her first full marathon! This younger famous person is actually one to observe for the long run!

“Congratulations, Catherine!” a statement by the organisers read.

This is a welcoming victory for Amanang’ole after her marathon debut in London ended badly after she failed to complete the race this yr.

At the Sirikwa Classic Cross-Country Tour, she completed third in what was her first motion of the season earlier than a sixth-place end on the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.

At the Prefontaine Classic, she completed seventh within the 10,000m and was third on the Copenhagen Half Marathon, an motion that preceded the Abu Dhabi race.