His compatriots Dawit Arega and Aweke Ayalew clocked 2:07:10 and 2:07:12 respectively to ensure a podium sweep for Ethiopia.<\/p>\n
Megertu Alemu and Meskerem Assefa finished the women\u2019s 2019 Frankfurt Marathon second and third in a time of 2:21:00 and 2:22:01, respectively. Kenya\u2019s Valary Aiyabei won the race in a new course record of 2:19:10.<\/p>\n
In 2018, 33-year-old Meskerem won the race in 2:20:36 taking off 25 seconds off the course record set by compatriot Meselech Melkamu in 2012.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Lencho Tesfaye of Ethiopia finished ahead of Kenyans Henry Kiprop and Andrew Kimtai to win the men\u2019s Venice Marathon in Italy.<\/p>\n
Lencho won in 2:10:49 while Kiprop and Kimtai clocked 2:10:55 and 2:11:58 respectively.<\/p>\n
In Spain, Ethiopia\u2019s Yomif Kejelcha won the men\u2019s Valencia Half Marathon in 59:05 just edging Kenya\u2019s Bernard Ng\u2019eno who clocked 59:07 and compatriot Jemal Mekonnen, who was third clocking 59:09.<\/p>\n
Senbere Teferi from Ethiopia won the women\u2019s race in 1:05:32 beating pre-race favourite Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands who finished in 1:05:53 while Kenya\u2019s Joan Melly was third in 1:06:09.<\/p>\n
Senbere wiped 13 seconds off the Ethiopian record she had set at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in Abu Dhabi in February.<\/p>\n
Source: CGTN<\/p>\n
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