Nearly 30,000 competitors took the start this morning of the 20km of Paris 2024. It was the Ethiopian Mekonen Yele who won in 58’05, two small seconds ahead of Yann Schrub, first Frenchwoman. Among the women, it is the Frenchwoman Manon Trapp who wins!
Cool but dry and sunny weather, an incredible route with a start on the Pont d’Iena and a finish at the foot of the Eiffel Tower passing by the Trocadéro, the quays of the Seine, the Palais du Louvre and even the Arc de Triumph and nearly 30,000 competitors at the start, no doubt, this 46th edition of the 20km of Paris was a real success.
Among the best, the victory was decided in a sprint between the Ethiopian Mekonen Yele and the French Yann Schrub. It was the runner from the African highlands who took the best, winning in the end in 58’05, just two seconds ahead of the former winner of the 20km of Paris. Third, Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse arrived a little over a minute after the duo.
Manon Trapp wins the 2024 Paris 20km
In the women’s race, in the absence of the big favorite, Mekdes Woldu, victory went to her compatriot Manon Trapp. The three-time French cross-country champion, who had started the race for the Olympic marathon (she was ultimately a substitute), won the event in 1h04’46, achieving at the same time the second best women’s time in the history of the test. She finished more than a minute ahead of second, another tricolor, Bikile Gudina. The third step of the podium is completed by the Kenyan Rebecca Chepkwemoi.
