It became chaotic during the Stockholm Marathon when the trio was led into the wrong street and had to turn around.
Felix Kirwa, Tesfaye Lencho Anbesa and Merhawi Kesete were on their way to a track record in the Stockholm Marathon. But they were suddenly forced to turn around, after being made aware that they had run the wrong way.
Keyanen Felix Kirwa finally won the race in the time 2.11 08, barely a minute above the track record.
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Merhawi Kesete of Eritrea followed home second after breaking away from the pack late as well to clock 2:11:45, with John Langat of Kenya running 2:12:39 to cover the top three spots. Read more: How to watch the adidas Stockholm Marathon 2022?
Berhane Tesfay and his Eritrea’s teammate Samuel Russom rounded out the top five finishers with times of 2:14:42 and 2:15:39.
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1. Kirwa, Felix (KEN) – 2:11:08
2. Kesete, Merhawi (ERI) – 2:11:45
3. Langat, John (KEN) – 2:12:39
4. Tesfay, Berhane (ERI) – 2:14:42
5. Russom, Samuel (ERI) – 2:15:39
6. Gerratana, Guiseppe (ITA) – 2:18:33
7. Walleräng, Olle (SWE) – 2:20:05
8. Casteel, Archie (SWE) – 2:20:59
9.Lundgren, Daniel (SWE) – 2:21:14
10. Tulu Chala, Ebba (SWE) – 2:21:17
Source: Dehai Eritrea Online