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Eritreans at the Honolulu Marathon

Post by Mesob » 14 Dec 2025, 23:22

It is a tough race under difficult conditions. Looks like the Eritreans are going to play their beloved drum beat and dance all the way in Honolulu Marathon.
HAWAII — Eritrea’s Tsegay Weldlibanos claimed victory GOLD🏅 at the Honolulu Marathon USA, a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race, finishing in 2:13:41.

His compatriots 🇪🇷 Yemane Haileselassie, 🇪🇷 Tesfu Tewelde, and 🇪🇷 Amanuel Mesel followed with impressive performances, finishing 2nd (🥈), 4th, and 5th respectively.

What an outstanding finish for Eritrea. 👏 (courtesy of Zmeslo)

Men’s Top 10

Tsegay Weldlibanos — 02:13:41
Yemane Haileselassie — 02:14:30
Patrick Ketter Kiplagat — 02:14:56
Tesfu Tewelde — 02:15:44
Amanuel Mesel — 02:20:10
Taiki Nakatake — 02:23:11
Ben Payne — 02:34:32
Taishi Okutsu — 02:35:22
Tetsuya Fukazawa — 02:39:21
Takaya Mitsuka — 02:39:38

Women’s Top 10

Calli Hauger-Thackery — 02:30:44
Cynthia Limo — 02:31:35
Eunice Chumba — 02:35:39
Vibian Chepkurui — 02:40:49
Mio Takinami — 02:50:04
Eri Suzuki — 02:50:59
Hiroko Yoshitomi — 02:54:37
Helena Dermentzoglou — 02:55:40
Mai Arizuka — 02:58:14
Lauren Floris — 03:00:46