Overview
- The time lowers Yohanes Chiappinelli’s 2024 national record by 58 seconds and trims Aouani’s personal best by 1:40.
- Aouani finished sixth as Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele won in 2:03:37 ahead of Geoffrey Toroitich and Alexander Mutiso in a close finish, with Muktar Edris clocking 2:04:07.
- The performance moves Aouani to seventh on the European all-time list and returns the Italian record he first held in 2023.
- He reported calf cramps over the final five kilometers but managed his effort to secure the national mark.
- Preparation included nearly two months at high altitude in Iten, with race-day temperatures rising from about 11°C at the start to around 15°C by the finish.