Ethiopians Dominate 50th Berlin Marathon

Ethiopians Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema secured victories in the men's and women's races, respectively, at the 50th Berlin Marathon. Mengesha won with a personal best time of 2:03:17, narrowly defeating Kenyan Cybrian Kotut in the closest Berlin Marathon in 12 years. Ketema finished the women's race in 2:16:42, marking her second win in three career marathons and the third-fastest winning time for women in Berlin history. This event marked the first Berlin Marathon since 2014 without Eliud Kipchoge or Kenenisa Bekele participating. A record 58,212 runners from 161 nations registered for the marathon. Despite missing world record times, the victories highlighted a significant achievement for Ethiopian athletes, sweeping both titles for the first time since 2021.