Kenyan Biwott is essential in men, the Hirpa Ethiopian in women – Liberation
They were 55,000 at the start, most of them anonymous, in any case of variable levels. But among the best, it was Kenyan Benard Biwott who crossed the first line this Sunday, April 13, to win the Paris Marathon for men. He won in 2 hours 5 minutes 25 seconds, improving his personal record, after having dropped all his competitors 10 kilometers from the finish. See you almost 23 years old, the runner only participated in his second race on this career distance, after the Frankfurt marathon in October 2024, which he also won.
The Djiboutien Ibrahim Hassan, who was the only one to follow Biwott on his acceleration, finished second in 2 hours 6 minutes 13 seconds, in front of another Kenyan, Sila Kiptoo, who explodes his personal record of almost two minutes (2 hours 6 min and 21 seconds).
Among women, the Ethiopian Bedatu Hirpa has ahead of his compatriot ahead of the event in 2 hours 20 minutes 45 seconds, a quarter of an hour more than the male winner. At 25, she won her second marathon of the year, after imposing herself in Dubai in mid-January, already before Didida in a similar finish.
After giving in the last meters, Dera Dida finished in 2 hours 20 minutes 49 seconds. Kenyan runner Angela Tanui is placed in the last place in the podium in 2 hours 21 minutes 7 seconds.
