First-ever Tanzanian gold as Simbu dips past Petros

Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu produced a savage dip at the line to snatch world marathon gold from Germany's Amanal Petros in Tokyo on Monday.

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Simbu and Eritrea-born Petros were both clocked at 2hr 09min 48sec in the most dramatic of endings for the longest event of the world championships in the Japanese capital, the Tanzanian adjudged to have finished three-hundredths ahead.

Italy's Iliass Aouani claimed bronze in 2:09:53.

“I made history today — the first Tanzanian gold medal at a world championships,’ said Simbu, who won bronze at the 2017 worlds in London.

There was an 88-strong field from 47 countries that took to the streets of Tokyo for the gruelling 26-mile (42km) race.