- Benard Biwott has won the 2025 Paris Marathon in a personal best time of 2:05.24.
- Biwott was followed by Ibrahim Hassan and Sila Kiptoo.
- The 2025 Paris Marathon was the second one in Biwott’s budding full marathon career.
Fast-rising Kenya runner Bernard Biwott achieved an incredible milestone in his career at the 2025 Paris Marathon that was held on Sunday morning.
Biwott, who came into the limelight in last year’s Frankfurt Marathon, produced an outstanding performance to win the prestigious Paris Marathon title.
The special thing about the display that Biwott posted today at the Paris Marathon was the fact that he improved his personal best by more than 30 seconds.
Biwott broke away from the leading group that had the likes of Djibouti’s Ibrahim Hassan and Sila Kiptoo with about seven kilometres remaining to the end of the race that was held in favorable weather conditions.
A new lifetime best for Bernard Biwott in Paris Marathon
The 22-year-old went on to sprint towards the finishing line as the fans who had turned up in large numbers cheered him to glory. His remarkable performance ensured he crossed the finishing line in a time of 2:05.24.
Biwott, who has become a fan favorite due to his rare ability to finish races with a sprint, was followed by Hassan.
Hassan clocked a national record time of 2:06.13 to edge out Biwott’s compatriot Kiptoo, who crossed the finishing line with a personal best time of 2:06.21.
Despite his heroic display in the difficult Paris Marathon course, Biwott was unable to smash that current course record of 2:04.21 that was set by his countryman Elisha Rotich in 2021.
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Bernard Biwott after 2025 Paris Marathon win
Nonetheless, Biwott, who has only run two high profile races in his promising career, was over the moon with the achievement.
“Today was a good day. I did not think it would go so well. When I thought about the idea of pushing, I did it and my body did not let me down. It was tough but I went all the way,” he stated shortly after the race.
Kenyan women fail to replicate Benard Biwott’s display as Ethiopians shine
Meanwhile, Ethiopian athletes dominated the women’s category in Paris Marathon with Bedatu Hirpa clinching the title in an impressive time of 2:20.48.
Hirpa was followed by her fellow Ethiopian Dera Dida, who clocked 2:20.49 to finish ahead of Kenya’s Angela Tanui (2:21.07).
Similar to the men’s category, the Paris Marathon women’s course record of 2:19.48 that was set by Kenya’s Judith Jeptum in 2022 remained intact.
After the Paris Marathon, Biwott is expected to return back home, rest, train and prepare for the third full marathon race of his career.