Ethiopians Birhan Tesfaye and Aberu Mulisa won the men’s and women’s races respectively at the Lisbon Marathon this Sunday.
Among the men, Tesfaye covered the 42.195-kilometer distance in 2:09.31 minutes, leaving behind Kenyan Douglas Chebii, who spent 18 seconds more (2:09.49 minutes), and Ugandan Timothy Toroitich, who took the podium in the Portuguese capital and completed the race in 2:09.58.
José Silva Souza was the top Portuguese on the course, finishing 10th with a time of 2:25.07.
In the women’s race, Ethiopian Mulisa covered the distance in 2:25.06 hours and finished completely alone. Two more Ethiopians finished second with Fantu Gelasa finishing second in 2:29.20 and compatriot Kasu Lemene in 2:29.32.
The Lisbon Marathon, which started in Cascais, passed through Oeiras and ended at the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, was attended by registered athletes and started an hour earlier than originally planned at 07:00, due to the forecast It’s hot for the Portuguese. capital.