Israeli marathon team wins gold at European Championships
Israeli marathoners took the men’s team gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, on Sunday, beating out second-place Germany by 34 seconds in the men’s race.Gashau Ayale led the pack for the Israeli runners, winning an individual bronze with a time of 2:09:21, just 10 seconds off the course record set by winner Amanal Petros of Germany.Ayale’s teammate Tadesse Getahon crossed the finish line 10 seconds behind him, good enough for fifth, and Haimro Alame snagged eighth place. The rest of the team finished 12th, 22nd and 35th, with a combined time of 6:28:37.Germany’s team nabbed the silver with 6:29:03, and France took home the bronze with 6:32:12.The medals marked Israel’s first at the weeklong games, which end Sunday.The Israel team has won the men’s marathon twice before at the European championships, in 2022 and in 2025. Ayale was on the team all three times.Ayale told the Ynet…
The Israeli men’s marathon team secured a gold medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, marking Israel’s first medals at the games. The team finished with a combined time of 6:28:37, beating Germany by 34 seconds. Gashau Ayale led the Israeli team, earning an individual bronze medal with a time of 2:09:21. His teammates Tadesse Getahon and Haimro Alame finished fifth and eighth, respectively. Ayale, who has been part of all three Israeli men's marathon gold medal wins at the European championships, stated, “I told the [other runners] that the war was between us and the Germans.” He dedicated the medal to the people of Israel, calling it “a great honor for us.”
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