Deso Gelmisa led an Ethiopian clean sweep of the podium at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, with Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women's race.
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In a tight finish, the 25-year-old Gelmisa finished in 2:05:22 to win his first World Marathon Major by one second ahead of compatriot Mohamed Esa. Tsegaya Getachew finished third, two seconds further back.
Canadian Cam Levins led a group of five runners at the 39-kilometer mark, but Gelmisa sprinted away with 400 meters remaining to secure the victory.
There was no close finish to the women's race as Wanjiru crossed the line 28 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Tsehay Gemechu for her first major win.
Ashete Bekeri, last year's runners-up finished third, 2:43 behind Wanjiru.
Australian Associated Press
