"Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon on Monday, edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give Tanzania its maiden world title. The photo finish showed the 42.195km race was decided by three hundredths of a second as Simbu surged past the diving Petros at the line, closer than the 0.05-second gap between the gold and silver medallists in the men's 100m final on Sunday."
"Italian Iliass Aouani took the bronze in 2:09.53. When we entered the stadium, I was not sure if I would win, the 33-year-old Simbu said. I did not know if I had won. But when I saw the video screens and me on the top of the results, I felt relieved. I made history today the first Tanzanian gold medal at a world championships."
Alphonce Felix Simbu won Tanzania's first-ever world championship gold by narrowly beating German Amanal Petros in a marathon decided by a photo finish. The 42.195km race was ruled in Simbu's favour by three hundredths of a second after he surged past a diving Petros at the Tokyo National Stadium. Simbu and Petros were both given 2:09:48, with Italian Iliass Aouani third in 2:09.53. The 33-year-old Simbu said he was unsure of the result until video screens showed him top of the results. The victory provides Simbu's first global title after earlier podium finishes.
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