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The queen test of the fund in Málaga had an unusual story in the short distance. If the spotlight focused on the victory of the Kenyan athletes in the Malaga Marathon, no less epic was the triumph in the media. The French Woldu Mekdes prevailed ahead of all the men. It is historic that a woman wins the general classification of such a demanding race.
Mekdes stopped the timer at 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 25 seconds. Is he new record of France. Just five seconds later, with a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes and 30 seconds, the first man crossed the finish line, a classic in Malaga long-distance events such as Cristóbal Valenzuela (Trops-Cueva de Nerja) from Jaén.