Chronicle EditorNEW YORK. — Lemi Berhanu Hayle and Atsede Baysa led an Ethiopian clean sweep at the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday with victory in the men’s and women’s races of the prestigious event.
Berhanu Hayle clinched victory in the men’s race in a time of 2hr 12min 44sec, coming home ahead of compatriot and defending champion Lelisa Desisa in second.
Another Ethiopian, Yemane Adhane Tsegay was third in 2:14.02.
The winning time was well outside the world marathon record of 2:02.57 set by Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto in Berlin in 2014.
Desisa was the early pace-setter, pulling away with Berhanu Hayle near the 15-mile mark. — AFP.
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