An Italian won the Venice
marathon for the first time in 22 years after the leaders took a
wrong turn Sunday.
Eritrean-origin Eyob Faniel, 25, won in two hour 12 minutes
16 seconds ahead of Eritrean Mohammed Mussa (2 hours 15"14) and
Morocco's Tarik Bamaarouf (2 hours 16"40).
Favorites Abdulahl Dawud, Gilbert Kipleting Chumba, Kipkemei
Mutai and David Kiprono Metto were among the leading group 25km
(16 miles) into the race when the motorcycle guiding the runners
took a wrong turn onto a cycling path.
The six leaders covered several hundred metres before being
made aware of the error and turning back. They lost about two
minutes.
Faniel, who runs for the local Venice marathon club, was
around a minute behind the leaders at the time but found himself
leading the race along with Mussa, who he immediately passed.
The last Italian to win was Danilo Goffi in 1992.
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