Kenya's Cyprian Kotut won Sunday's 40th edition of the Paris marathon, adding to his victory in the half-marathon here less than a month ago. Kotut, 24, finished in an official time of 2hr 07min 11sec, well short of Kenenisa Bekele's course record from two years ago, but comfortably clear of his previous personal from his debut in Milan last year.
Kotut was one of eight runners in contention after 35 kilometres, before Ethiopia's Gebretsadik Abraha upped the pace heading into the final 4km.
Kotut then pulled clear shortly afterwards and held off his rivals as he cruised across the line unchallenged, with fellow Kenyans Laban Korir and Stephen Chemlany joining him on the podium.