TOKYO -- Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania beat Amanal Petros of Germany by three hundredths of a second in an extraordinary, nail-biting men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Monday morning ...

TOKYO (AP) — They ran for more than two hours and needed a photo finish to determine the winner. Alphonce Simbu edged out Amanal Petros in the men's marathon at world championships Monday in a ...

Marathon at Worlds Takes Weird Twists: a False Start, a Near Wrong Turn And, Finally, a Photo Finish TOKYO (AP) — They ran for more than two hours and needed a photo finish to determine the winner.

Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania edged Amanal Petros of Germany in a photo finish to the men's marathon at the World Track and Field Championships. Simbu and Petros both ran 2:09:48 in Tokyo, with Simbu ...

TANZANIAN marathon icon Alphonce Simbu has once again validated his standing among the world’s elite, clinching a hardfought ...

Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon on Monday (September 15, 2025), edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give ...

TOKYO – They ran for more than two hours and needed a photo finish to determine the winner. Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania edged out Amanal Petros in a wild men's marathon at world championships Monday.

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