Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema seal Ethiopia double at Berlin Marathon
- Mengesha wins men’s race in personal best of 2:03:17
- Ketema takes women’s title with dominant victory
Ethiopians dominated the Berlin Marathon as Milkesa Mengesha won the men’s race and Tigist Ketema claimed victory in the women’s event.
Mengesha, 24, ran a personal best time of 2hr 3min 17sec to finish ahead of Kenya’s Cybrian Kotut (2:03:22) and fellow Ethiopian Haymanot Alew.