Ethiopians dominate 2023 Stockholm Marathon 2023

Addis Ababa, June 4, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopian athletes dominated the 2023 adidas Stockholm Marathon, a World Athletics Label Road Race event, that took place on Saturday.

The following are the top 20 results from the 2023 adidas Stockholm Marathon with Ashenafi Moges and Sifan Melaku running away with the tiles.

On the men’s, Ashenafi Moges away late to win with a time of 2:10:32, pulling away from his countryman Derara Hurisa, who finished second in a time 2:11:01 ahead of Tsegaye Mekonnen, who ran 2:12:32 for third place.

The Sweden National Senior Marathon Championships went to Samuel Tsegay after finishing fifth overall with a time of 2:14:28.

On the women’s side, Ethiopian athletes swept the competition with Sifan Melaku running 2:30:39 for the victory.

Her compatriot Sorome Negash clocked 02:33:26 for second place with Yenenesh Dinkesa getting third in 2:36:39.