He lasted 19 years and he was beaten in the same place, in Paris on this same marathon which is not however deemed easy.
Benoît Zwierzchiewski's French record which dated from 2003 and which was displayed in 2h06′36′' was beaten on April 3 by Morhad Amdouni.
The Frenchman fell below the 2h06′ mark by establishing the new tricolor mark at 2h05′22.
The member of Val d'Europe Athlétisme Nord 77 in Seine-et-Marne came third in the event won by the Kenyan Deso Gelmisa who won in 2h05′07′' to let go of his compatriot Seifu in the last meters You ra.
“I am very happy, says the new French record holder.
Beating this record in Paris, at home, is fantastic.
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Originally from Corsica, Morhad Amdouni is no stranger.
European champion in the 10,000m in 2018 in Berlin and indoors in 2021, the Frenchman won the French cross championship a few weeks ago in Les Mureaux (78).
He was also European cross country champion in the specialty in 2015. In 2019, German television revealed suspicions of doping concerning him.
Before this Sunday, his personal best on the marathon was 2h09′14′'.
It dated from 2019 and it was already in Paris that he had made it.
Another record was broken on Avenue Foch this Sunday morning.
Kenyan Judith Jeptum won the women's marathon with a time of 2h19′48′' which is the new record for the women's event.
Jeptum beat two Ethiopians, Fanti Jimma (2h 22′ 52′'), and Besu Sado, 3rd (2h23′ 16′').
Jeptum, 26, improved by more than a minute the previous record of the event (2 h 20 min 55 sec) which dates from 2017.