Sawe and Alemu win the men and women's Valencia marathons
Following devastating floods a month ago, Valencia hosts a marathon race giving the city a semblance of a return to normalcy with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe and Ethiopia's Megertu Alemu emerging as victors.
Marathon world lead for debutant Sawe in Valencia
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe set a world lead on his marathon debut, while Ethiopia’s Megertu Alemu also captured a solid victory at the Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso
Sawe and Alemu win emotional Valencia marathon
A month after deadly floods killed 222 people and devastated the Eastern Spanish region and just a day removed from another massive demonstration
Sabastian Sawe and Megertu Alemu crowned Valencia Marathon 2024 champions
World half-marathon champion Sawe made a stunning marathon debut in Valencia clocking a world lead of 2:02:05 on Sunday (1 December). Ethiopia’s Megertu Alemu dominated the women's race.
Kenenisa Bekele and Alemu Megertu lead Valencia line-ups
The Spanish city hosts star-studded fields, with athletes hoping to run extremely quick times on the traditionally fast course
Could we see a new world record at the 2024 Valencia Marathon?
In the men’s race, course record holder Sisay Lemma will be hungry to retain his title in the face of masters world record holder Kenenisa Bekele, while Megertu Alemu is set to lead the women’s field
Debuting Sabastian Sawe posts fifth-fastest marathon time
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe dazzled in his marathon debut as he ran the fifth-fastest time ever to win the Valencia Marathon in 2:02:05.
Sabastian Sawe impresses on marathon debut with 2:02:05 in Valencia
Megertu Alemu takes women's victory in 2:16:49 on a day that sees a spate of national records and PBs just weeks after the city was hit with disastrous floods
Sawe dazzles on debut to win Valencia marathon, Alemu takes women's race
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe dazzled on his marathon debut as he ran the fifth-fastest time ever to win the Valencia Marathon, while Ethiopia's Megertu Alemu took the women's race.
Sabastian Sawe wins the 2024 Valencia Marathon in 2:02:05
Who Sawe that coming? The Kenyan became the fifth-fastest marathon runner of all time thanks to his performance in the Spanish city
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Valencia Marathon 2024 Results: Kenya's Sebastian Sawe and Ethiopia's Megertu Alemu win men's and women's events
The 2024 Valencia Marathon was held on Sunday, December 1. First held in 1981, the 44th edition of this event saw 35,000 participants take part. Kenya's Sebastian Sawe won the men's elite field ...
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Sawe runs fifth-fastest time on marathon debut
Ethiopia's Megertu Alemu won the women's race with a personal best of 2:16:49. Ugandan Stella Chesang was second in 2:18:26 and Ethiopian Tiruye Mesfin third in 2:18:35. A month after floods in ...