Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea celebrates after the men's marathon at the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships 2015 in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 22, 2015. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Ghirmay Ghebreslassie from Eritrea beat the scorching morning sun and a late chase by Ethiopia's Yemane Tsegay to win the men's marathon at the world athletics championships here on Saturday.
The 19-year-old clocked two hours, 12 minutes and 27 seconds for his first world championship title, beating Tsegay into second place.
The Ethiopian, who had once overtaken Ghebreslassie in the last kilometers, timed 2:13.07 for silver with Munyo Solomon Mutai from Uganda taking bronze in 2:13:29.
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