Ethiopia's Atsede Bayisa successfully defended her Paris marathon title today in a time of two hours 22 minutes 04 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year.
The 22-year-old posted a personal best and course record to finish well clear of France's Christelle Daunay, who lowered the national record to 2:24:22, with Ethiopia's Tsegaye Tirfi third in 2:24:51.
Tadesse Tola took the men's crown for Ethiopia in a lifetime best of 2:06:41.
Tola defeated the Kenyan pair of Alfred Kering and Wilson Kipsang, who were separated by just two seconds in a close finish.
