Simbu snatches marathon gold from Petros at the line

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's Marathon Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 15, 2025 Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu crosses the finish line to win the men's marathon final as second placed Germany's Amanal Petros falls REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's Marathon Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 15, 2025 Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu after winning the men's marathon final REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's Marathon Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 15, 2025 Germany's Amanal Petros and Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu in action during the men's marathon final REUTERS/Edgar Su

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TOKYO :Tanzania's Alphonse Felix Simbu won the marathon at the World Athletics Championships by the smallest of margins on Monday, edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line.

Hitting the tape in two hours, 9 minutes and 48 seconds, Simbu struck back for East African distance running the morning after Frenchman Jimmy Gressier had become the first man born outside the region to win the 10,000-km title for more than 40 years.

Petros was awarded the same time to earn a silver while Italian Illias Aouani took the bronze in 2:09.53.

Source: Reuters

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