The men's marathon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo kicked off this morning. Tanzania's Alphonce Simbu produced a dramatic sprint to the line to take the win in 2:09:48 — the first World Athletics Championships gold in Tanzania's history. Germany's Amanal Petros took silver, also credited with 2:09:48. Italy's Lliass Aouani claimed bronze in 2:09:53. #WorldAthleticsChampionships #marathon #HeJie #YangShaohui #WuXiangdong #athletics #TrailRunningBigBang