ROME (AP) — Abebe Degefa of Ethiopia won a rain-sodden Rome marathon on Sunday, beating compatriot Bhirhanu Addis.
Degefa
won in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 23 seconds, crossing the line nine seconds
ahead of Addis. Italian Jamel Chatbi was third with a time of 2:14:04 on
his marathon debut.
There
was also an Ethiopian one-two in the women's race, with Meseret Tolwalk
crossing the line in 2:30:25, 36 seconds ahead of compatriot Fikre
Wilke. Italian Deborah Toniolo was third in 2:36:30.
The
bad weather conditions didn't keep people away as more than 15,000
runners competed in the race through the capital, while 65,000 people
took part in a shorter, non-competitive event.
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