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Yalemzerf Yehualaw units course file at TCS Amsterdam Marathon

October 20, 2024
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Ethiopian clocks 2:16:52 to win ladies’s race as Tsegaye Getachew takes males’s victory in 2:05:38

With 2:16:52, Yalemzerf Yehualaw took half a minute off fellow Ethiopian Almaz Ayana’s ladies’s course file to win the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday (Oct 20).

Within the males’s race the victory additionally went to Ethiopia with Tsegaye Getachew claiming his second win in Amsterdam with 2:05:38.

Yehualaw pulled away from her rivals on the Amstel River, working alongside pacer Björn Koreman. For a very long time, the Ethiopian was one and a half minutes forward of the earlier course file tempo (2:17:20 by Ayana). Inspired by her ultimate pacer, she was guided by Vondelpark in direction of the long-lasting Olympic Stadium and completed strongly to turn out to be the quickest lady on this course as she ran a PB by half a minute too.

Haven Hailu, additionally from Ethiopia, completed second in a private finest of two:19:29. Winfridah Moseti took third place with 2:20:27.

Yehualaw stated, “I’m so pleased to have achieved a private finest and set the course file in Amsterdam. I struggled within the final 3km, however that’s a part of the marathon!”

Yalmzerf Yehualaw (NN Working)

Within the males’s race, a big main group fashioned early on and after a stable first half, the tempo picked up considerably after 32km.

After 38km by the Vondelpark, three athletes had been left vying for victory: Getachew, Boki Asefa of Ethiopia and Maru Teferi of Israel. The course file of two:03:39 – set by Tamirat Tola in 2021 – was out of attain, and just one factor mattered now: successful this Platinum Label marathon.

Getachew appeared to have the higher hand, having the quickest time and a earlier victory in 2022. Nonetheless, simply earlier than the stadium, he almost took a incorrect flip.

He shortly recovered, although, and the 27-year-old marathoner was the primary to enter the Olympic Stadium. Along with his arms raised, he crossed the end line in 2:05:38.

The rostrum was accomplished by Boki Asefa (2:05:40) and Maru Teferi (2:05:42).

British performances included Dewi Griffiths clocking 2:12:45 and Weynay Ghebresilasie 2:13:24.

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