Ethiopian duo of Takele and Kebede earn wins in Tokyo

The Tokyo Marathon opened the 2025 World Major Marathon season. On the men’s side, Tadese Takele won in 2:03:23, achieving a personal best time by one second and earning his first World Major Marathon win.

Takele had set his previous personal best (2:03:24) during a third place finish at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.

Fellow Ethiopian Deresa Geleta finished in second in 2:03:51 and Kenyan Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich finished third in 2:04:00.

Kenyan Titus Kipruto finished fourth in 2:05:34.

On the women’s side, Ethiopian Sutume Asefa Kebede followed up her 2024 Tokyo Marathon victory with another first place title in 2025, running 2:16.31.

Kenyan Winfridah Moraa Moseti finished in second in 2:16:46, and Ethiopian Hawi Feysa finished third in 2:17:00. Kenyan Magdalyne Masai was fourth in 2:19.28.

Tokyo Marathon 2025 Men’s Top Ten Finishers

1. Tadese Takele (ETH)- 2:03:23
2. Deresa Geleta (ETH)- 2:03:51
3. Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich (KEN)- 2:04:00
4. Titus Kipruto (KEN)- 2:05:34
5. Mulugeta Asefa Uma (ETH)- 2:05:46
6. Benson Kipruto (KEN)- 2:05:46
7. Geoffrey Toroitich (KEN) – 2:05:46
8. Suldan Hassan (SWE) – 2:05:57 (NR)
9. Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) – 2:05:59
10. Tubasa Ichiyama (JPN) – 2:06:00

Tokyo Marathon 2025 Women’s Top Ten Finishers

1. Sutume Asefa Kebede (ETH) – 2:16:31
2. Winfridah Moraa Moseti (KEN) – 2:16:56
3. Hawi Feysa (ETH) – 2:17:00
4. Magdalyne Masai (KEN) – 2:19:28
5. Rosemary Wanjiru (KEN) – 2:19:57
6. Desi Jisa Mokonin (BRN) – 2:20:07
7. Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) – 2:20:25
8. Deshun Zhang (CHN) – 2:20:53
9. Jessica Stenson (AUS) – 2:22:56
10. Yuka Ando (JPN) – 2:23:37