Overview
- Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania edged Petros in a photo finish by 0.03 seconds to win gold.
- Petros finished in 2:09:48 after a tactical race held in humid conditions in Tokyo.
- The result marks Germany’s second medal of these Championships following Malaika Mihambo’s silver.
- Petros, a former teenage refugee who built his life in Germany, dedicated the medal to his mother in Tigray.
- His buildup included roughly four months of high-altitude training in Iten, Kenya, and he now races for Hannover 96 after a move from Berlin.