The course records on both the men’s and women’s races for the Dubai Marathon have been broken today, with two Ethiopian athletes taking out the gold. 

Mosinet Geremew ran the men’s 42k in 2.04.00, breaking the record by seven seconds. The record was set last year by Tamirat Tola. 

Four women broke the women’s record, in less than two hours, 20 minutes – with Roza Dereje taking out first place with a time of 2.19.17. 

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Official top results #dubaimarathon pic.twitter.com/9FlykUATUW

— Alberto Stretti (@albertostretti) January 26, 2018

New course record in #DubaiMarathon Mosinet Geremew finishes the race in 2 hours and 4 minutes – 11 seconds quicker than last year’s winners pic.twitter.com/Dye4PiSmfp

— Abdul Karim Hanif (@Abdulkarimhanif) January 26, 2018

There are several road closures in place until around 4pm today (Friday). 

Read: The Dubai Marathon Is On Friday Morning And There Are Quite A Few Road Closures To Note Down