Amanal Petros: From refugee to European champion

Amanal Petros fled to Germany as a teenager. Now one of the world's top marathon runners, he recently won gold at the European Athletics Championships.

Amanal Petros wins men's marathon at European championships. Alisa Vainio dominates in women's race  Toronto Star

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Amanal Petros made sure there was no photo finish this time.The German won the men's marathon at the European championships on Sunday morning by a whopping 7 seconds, less than a year after missing out on gold in a photo finish at the world championships in Tokyo.Petros crossed the finish lin

It is the first time the Championships have been hosted in the UK, bringing together more than 1,600 athletes from 48 countries