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The Cape Town Marathon saw a sprint finish for the men's title as Ethopia's Adane Kebede Gebre edged home favourite Stephen Mokoka to be crowned champion on Sunday.
On a sunny and windy day in Cape Town, thousands turned up to compete in the 42.2km race, the second of its three-year Abbott World Marahton Majors (WMM) candidacy.
Gebre and Mokoka pushed on in the final 50m with the Ethiopian crossing the finish line with a winning time of 2:11:26.
Mokoka, a three-time Cape Town Marathon winner, could not defend his title and had to settle for runner-up with a time of 2:11:30.
Rounding up the podium, Kenya's Benard Kipkorir, who finished third in 2:11:48.
A race that went down to the wire! ??Adane Kebede Gebre edges three-time winner Stephen Mokoka to win the Cape Town Marathon with a time of 2:11:26 ?? pic.twitter.com/tm3EGohPKB
— SuperSport ?? (@SuperSportTV) October 15, 2023
In the women's event, it was an all-Ethiopian podium with Tsige Haileslase Abreha stopped the clock with a winning time of 2:24:15.
Fellow countrywoman Melesech Tsegaye Beyene finished runner-up in 2:26:19 and Shewarge Alene Amare rounded up the podium in third (2:27:23).
Abreha and Beyene also sealed their qualification for the Paris Olympics.
?? Tsige Haileslase
— SuperSport ?? (@SuperSportTV) October 15, 2023
?? Melesech Tsegaye
?? Shewarge Alene
It’s an all-Ethiopian podium in the Women’s race at the Cape Town Marathon ????
Haileslase and Tsegaye have also secured qualification for the Olympics ? pic.twitter.com/0wfcm8ieSf
