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Monday, September 15, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 15, 2025
Israeli runners make strides at Tokyo World Championship
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Athletes compete in the men's marathon final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 15, 2025. (Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)
Two Israeli marathoners have finished in the top 8 at the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo.
Haimro Alame snags fourth place in the men’s race with a time 2:10:03, just 15 seconds behind Tanzanian winner Alphonce Feliz Simbu.
Fellow Israeli Gashau Ayale takes seventh place with a time of 2:10:27.
In the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, Adva Cohen sets a new national record with a time of 9:19:90, shaving five seconds off the old record.
Despite the achievement, the time is puts her in sixth place in her heat, meaning she does not advance to the next round.
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