Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola wins men’s marathon at Paris Olympics to end Kenya dominance

PARIS (AP) — Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola won the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics on Saturday to end Kenya’s dominance of the race.

Tola finished in an Olympic record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 26 seconds, with Belgium’s Bashir Abdi finishing 21 seconds behind and Benson Kipruto taking bronze for Kenya, 34 seconds back.

Tola looked back as he neared the line and had time to soak up the applause. Britain’s Emile Cairess placed fourth and even had enough energy for a sprint finish ...