European Championship marathon records fall in men's and women's races

Germany's Amanal Petros and Finland's Alisa Vainio both set new championship records on their way to gold in the men and women's marathons, on the final day of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

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

Finland’s Alisa Vainio won the women's race in a time of 2:22:26, while Germany's Amanal Petros ran 2:09:11 to take gold in the men's event.

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