Overview

• Simbu edged Petros at the World Championships in Tokyo with both clocked at 2:09:48 after a sprint on the stadium lap.
• Iliass Aouani of Italy earned bronze in 2:09:53 as the medals were decided in the closing meters.
• The win makes Simbu the first Tanzanian to claim an Olympic or world gold in any track and field event.
• U.S. Olympian Clayton Young recovered from a ninth‑mile fall to contend late before slipping to ninth in 2:10:43.
• Peres Jepchirchir took the women’s marathon crown, adding a world title to her Olympic, Boston, New York City and London victories.