Ethiopia's Sechale Dalasa Adugna crosses the finish line to win the Rome Marathon on March 27, 2022 in Rome.
-
Copyright © africanews
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP or licensors
By AFRICANEWS
with AP
Italy
Ethiopians made a big win in the just concluded 2022 Rome marathon on Sunday.
An improved course record was captured by Ethiopians Fikre Bekele with a time of 2:06:48 while on the women category, another Ethiopian Adugna Dalasa won in 02 hours 26 minutes 09 seconds.
Ethiopia's Tadesse Temechachu finished in second place while Morocco's Othmane El Goumri ended up in third place.
Ethiopia's Adugna Sechale Dalasa w won the women's solo race.
The 30-year-old athlete opened up a big gap on her competitors, winning in 02 hours 26 minutes 09 seconds. She succeeded Kenyan Peris Jerono Lagat, who won the previous edition.
01:06
UN migration agency says 2025 was deadliest year on Red Sea migrant route
01:52
UN mine action chiefs for Ethiopia and Sudan call for more funding
02:41
Migrants vanish at sea as silence deepens in the Mediterranean
01:00
Ethiopia urges fuel saving amid Middle East-driven price surge
00:53
More than 50 African migrants rescued from boat in central Mediterranean
01:06
East Africa flood: death toll tops 110 as heavy rains wreak havoc