Yemaneberhan Crippa wins Paris Marathon, Ethiopia’s Shure Demise smashes record in women’s race

Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the men's race of the Paris-marathon" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="110899" data-entity-type="event">Paris Marathon, in Paris, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) 2026-04-12T09:30:43Z Paris (AP) — Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa was the fastest of nearly 60,000 runners in the Paris-marathon" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="110899" data-entity-type="event">Paris Marathon on Sunday, while Shure Demise of Ethiopia smashed a course record to win the women’s race. Demise ran the 42.195 kilometers (26.2 miles) through the French capital in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 34 seconds, shaving more than a minute off the previous women’s fastest time in Paris. The 30-year-old Demise reached the finish on Avenue Foch opposite the Arc de Triomphe ahead of compatriot Misgane Alemayehu (2:19:08) and Kenya’s Magdalyne Masai (2:19:17). The Ethiopian-born Crippa finished in 2:05:18, five seconds ahead of Bayelign Teshager of Ethiopia and 10 ahead of Sila Kiptoo of Ethiopia. ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports 获取更多RSS： https://feedx.net https://feedx.site