Ethiopia dethrones Russia at Yokohama Women’s Ekiden

Running away from Japan in the third of six stages and never relinquishing their lead again, Ethiopia won the 2008 Yokohama Women’s Ekiden, a Marathon distance ekiden on Sunday (24 Feb).

For Ethiopia, it was their second victory in the Yokohama Ekiden, having won the event previously in 2004. The day was very windy but their winning time, 2:14:47, was one second faster than the winning time of the Russian team from the last year. Finishing second, one place higher but more than 30 seconds slower than last year, was the host nation Japan. The defending champions Russia finished third, their worst finish since 2003.

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