Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu won a thrilling men's marathon Monday at the world championships in Tokyo, outsprinting Germany's Amanal Petros to the line in a photo finish.The 33-year-old Simbu became the first athlete from Tanzania to win a world title, while claiming the smallest victory margin, just 0.03 second, in a world championship marathon.He and Petros were credited with the same finishing time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 48 seconds at Tokyo's National Stadium, with Italian Iliass Aouani taking the bronze in 2:09:53.The trio were among a handful of runners who separated from the ma…READ FULL ARTICLE
