World Championships in Athletics | The Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase, gold of the marathon of the World Cup with record of the championships

One day after his compatriot Tamirat Tola won the men’s marathonGebreslase won ahead of Kenyan Judith Korir (2h18:20), Israeli Lonah Salpeter (2h 20:18), la eritrea Nazret Weldu (2h20:29) y la estadounidense Sara Hall (2h22:10 )

Before the 10 minute race Kenyans, Ethiopians, Salpeter and Weldu marked their territory. They went ahead and passed kilometer five at 16:10 minutes.

In peace, the group of eight moved at less than 3:20 minutes per kilometer and passed the split of 10 in 32:39.

It was at kilometer 18 when the fate of the race began to be marked, with attacks from the Ethiopians Ababel Yeshaneh and Gotytom Gebreslase, who were only answered by the Kenyans Judith Korir and Angela Tanui. Among those who remained was defending champion Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, who withdrew due to stomach problems.

At the halfway point, which passed in 1h09:01, Tanui fell four seconds back, but took a second breath and returned to the front group to reframe the dispute between Ethiopia and Kenya.

Korir jerked on the edge of kilometer 25, which happened at 1h22:04; received a response and once again the members of the quartet were forced to tolerate each other and run together.

Before kilometer 26 Tanui stayed and shortly after it was Yeshaneh who signed the surrendern.

At the end of the hour and a half, Korir and Gebreslase increased the speed to three minutes per kilometer and were alone ahead. The Kenyan invited her rival to come forward, but the Ethiopian refused any collaboration.

Before reaching 35 Yeshaneh she was overtaken by Salpelter and Weldu, who from then on remained as candidates for the bronze medal.

Korir and Gebreslase continued in the same, the Kenyan in front, resigned to doing the work of attrition. They passed kilometer 40 at 2h 11:17, one next to the other, but a minute and a half later the Ethiopian attacked and went for the gold medal.