April 27, 2025

European Marathon in Aveiro: Triumphs of Eritrean Okubay Gebretnsae and Ethiopian Aberash Robi

Aveiro hosted the 5th edition of its European Marathon, the third Portuguese marathon to be included in the world top 100, after Lisbon and Porto, ranked 95th in the World Athletics ranking.

As expected, foreign athletes dominated the race with Eritrean Okubay Gebretnsae winning in 2h11m58s, followed by Kenyans David Kipyego 55 seconds behind and Evans Korir 3m27s behind. João Carvalho (Indiv.) was the first Portuguese in seventh place in 2h32m04s.

In the women's race, Ethiopian Aberash Robi performed in a different way from her rivals, winning in 2h29m50s, with Spanish Mónica Gutierrez in second place 18m34s behind and Portuguese Jennifer Maia (Indiv.) closing the podium 36m11s behind. Frenchman Jacques Leroy was last in 6h20m26s.

1,638 athletes qualified, a number that far exceeds last year's 1,338. Of the 1,638 this year, 262 were female (16%).

In addition to the marathon, we also had a half marathon, a mini marathon of 10 km and a 5 km walk. In the three races with classifications, we had more than eight thousand runners, a very considerable number in our country.

The Half Marathon had 3,427 classified (2,198 in 2024) with victories by Said Ameqrande (Indiv.) in 1h06m23s and Carla Martinho (Indiv.) in 1h16m01s.

In the 10 km, we had 3,103 classified (2,748 in 2024) with the classifications not yet available.

Cash prizes were awarded to the top five finishers, with the marathon winners each receiving five thousand euros. The best Portuguese runner received one thousand euros. The half marathon had prizes worth 10% of the marathon.

RESULTS OF THE 5TH EUROPEAN MARATHON/AVEIRO (2 7 /04)

Male

1st Okubay Gebretnsae (Eritrea) 2.11.58; 2nd David Kipyego (Kenya) 2.12.53; 3rd Evans Korir (Kenya) 2.15.25; 4th Victor Seren (Kenya) 2.17.59; 5th Ashenafi Bifa (Kenya) 2.18.53; 6th Ezekiel Chepkporom (Uganda) 2.23.37; 7th João Carvalho (Indiv.) 2.32.04; 8th Hugo Santos (Indiv.) 2.32.13; 9th Miguel Vieira (Vitória SC) 2.34.52; 10th Telmo Nascimento (GD 3 Santos Populares) 2.40.35

Feminine

1st Aberash Robi (Ethiopia) 2.29.50; 2nd Monica Gutierrez (Spain) 2.48.24; 3rd Jennifer Maia (Indiv.) 3.06.01; 4th Sara Januskova (Czech Rep.) 3.11.40; 5th Claudia Carreira (Grupo Alegre Unido Bajouca) 3.13.42; 6th Sónia Ribeiro (Abrançalha Racecourse – Abrantes) 3.17.42; 7th Nerea Castro (Spain) 3.17.58; 8th Aurélie Petay (France) 3.20.44; 9th Anna Tarasova (Russia) 3.22.16; 10th Sandra Goulart (CA Funchal) 3.22.56

HALF MARATHON

Male

1st Said Ameqrande (Indiv.) 1.06.23; 2nd Carlos Costa (Indiv.) 1.07.49; 3rd Vitor Oliveira (Indiv.) 1.07.55; 4th Artur Fortes (Joao Silva CCR Praia de Mira) 1.07.58; 5th Bruno Abreu (Vitória SC) 1.11.56

Feminine

1st Carla Martinho (Indiv.) 1.16.01; 2nd Carla Sousa (Indiv.) 1.22.07; 3rd Eszter Banhidi (Indiv.) 1.22.45; 4th Riley Capuano (Indiv.) 1.25.51; 5th Inês Gomes (Indiv.) 1.26.44

Maratona da Europa em Aveiro: Triunfos do eritreu Okubay ...

Full results at: https://results.stopandgo.pro/1657/ranking/individual

Photography

Aveiro

Okubay Tsegay and Aberash Fayisa win the European Marathon

This morning, the fifth edition of the European Marathon took place, an event organised by Global Sport and Aveiro City Council, with the support of Turismo Centro Portugal and Ílhavo City Council. In the event's main event, the 42.195 kilometres, Africans dominated, unsurprisingly, with Okubay Tsegay from Eritrea and Aberash Fayisa from Kenya beating the competition. But the European Marathon is much more than just a running event; it is a true celebration of sport, as the photos taken by photojournalist André Neto so beautifully illustrate.

See our photo gallery of the event that took place