Dubai: William Todoo Rotich of Kenya emerged as the new champion with a timing of 2:09:53 at the Dubai Marathion held on Friday morning.
He failed to erase the Dubai Marathon record of 2:09:33sec. set by his compatriot Joseph Kahugu in 2003, by just twenty seconds.
However, in the women's event, Askale Tafa Magarsa of Ethiopia set a new mark by emerging as the new champion with a timing of 2:27:19sec. She erased the record of 2:33:31 set by Albina Ivanova of Russia in 2002.
Marathon scores:
Men's Marathon Results
1. William Rotich (Ken) 2h:09m:53s
2. Joseph Wambua (Ken) 2h:10m:34s
3. Musa Kanda (Ken) 2h:10m:40s
Women's Marathon Results
1. Askale Magarsa (Eth) 2h:27m:19s
2. Abebe Eda (Eth) 2h:35m:39s
3. Adanech Jemilu (Eth) 2h:39m:28s
Men's 10km Results
1. Mubarak Al Minhali (UAE) 33m:32s
2. Henry Wanyoike (Ken) 33m:34s
3. Joseph Kibunja (Ken) 33m:34s
Women's 10km Results
1. Svetlana Bekic 38m:36s
2. Petra Jerejian (Cze) 38m:37s
3. Stefanie McGrath (Ire) 40m:13s
