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04 May 2021, 2pm UTC
Ethiopian Olympic trials
Ethiopian Athletics Federation Olympic Trial
Sat 1 May 2021
The short-course, downsized-field Ethiopian Men’s and Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials were held on 1 May 20km outside Addis Ababa.
The top-3 finishers in each trial are due to be selected to represent Ethiopia at the Olympic Games Marathons in Sapporo in 13 weeks’ time.
Kenenisa Bekele was a notable absentee from the men’s race, citing the short time until the Olympic race as a reason for his non-participation.
Result
35km
Men
| 1 | Shura | KITATA | ETH | 1:46:15 |
| 2 | Lelisa | DESISA | ETH | 1:46:16 |
| 3 | Sisay | LEMMA | ETH | 1:46:19 |
| 4 | Chalu | DESO | ETH | 1:46:34 |
| 5 | Kinde | ATANAW | ETH | 1:47:03 |
Women
| 1 | Tigist | GIRMA | ETH | 1:59:23 |
| 2 | Birhane | DIBABA | ETH | 1:59:45 |
| 3 | Roza Dereje | BEKELE | ETH | 2:00:16 |
| 4 | Zeineba | YIMER | ETH | 2:03:41 |
| 5 | Ruti | AGA | ETH | 2:04:28 |
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