2015 IAAF World Championships—Men’s Marathon
Check out these photos from a hot, humid day in Beijing.
Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, all of 19 years old, became the youngest-ever world marathon champion on Saturday at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. He crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 28 seconds to become Eritrea’s first ever world champion. Yemane Tsegay of Ethiopia took silver and Uganda’s Solomon Mutai grabbed bronze. Ian Burrell was the top American finisher in 25th, running 2:23:17. Scott Smith of Flagstaff, Ariz., was 28th in 2:24:53.
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Check out these photos from the race from PhotoRun.net.
