Genaneh takes the lead in Seville

With a leading quartet until the final part of the race, Anchinalu Dessie Genaneh made it to the line with a time of 2h22:17, far from the 2h18:54 of the Ethiopian Alemu Megertu in 2022, the top time in Seville.

She was followed by France’s Manon Trapp, runner-up with a new national record (2h23:38), and Kenya’s Cynthia Chepchirchir Kosgei, third with 2h23.43.

Spain’s Kaoutar Boulaid dreamed of repeating her 2018 triumph, then under the Moroccan flag, taking fourth place in the final with a time of 2h24:05, just 35 seconds short of the qualifying standard for the World Championships in Tokyo. And two minutes later, the Catalan Olympian Meritxell Soler came in seventh with 2h26:05.

In the women’s category, up to 10 runners went under 2 hours 28 minutes and three more under 2 hours 29.