Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema seal Ethiopia double at Berlin Marathon

Ketema takes women’s title with dominant victory.

BERLIN MARATHON: Ethiopia's Milkesa Mengesha ran a personal best time of 2hr 3m 17s to win the Berlin Marathon. Picture: Paul Harding/Getty Images

Ethiopians dominated the Berlin Marathon as Milkesa Mengesha won the men’s race and Tigist Ketema claimed victory in the women’s event.

Mengesha, 24, ran a personal best time of 2hr 3min 17sec to finish ahead of Kenya’s Cybrian Kotut (2:03:22) and fellow Ethiopian Haymanot Alew.