Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena storms to a Sydney Marathon record
- Gobena bested 40,000 competitors from around the world, conquering the hilly harborside course in 2:04:42
- In the women’s competition, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won in 2:18:31 to claim her 4th marathon major
- In the wheelchair events, Daniel Romanchuk of the US smashed the course record in taking the men’s title
- Switzerland’s Manuela Schar won the women’s event also in a record time of 1:42:04