Vancouver Island's Cam Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday.
Posted: Mar. 6, 2023 3:08PMGalen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada compete during the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, July 17, 2022. Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday.
Vancouver Island’s Cam Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday., B.C., native crossed the finish line in two hours, five minutes and 36 seconds to finish fifth in the men’s event.Meanwhile, American Khalid Khannouchi last held the North American record at 2:05:38.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Levins, 33, also hit the automatic qualifying standard of 2:08:10 for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Deso Gelmisa led an Ethiopian sweep of the podium, winning with a time of 2:05:22. Mohamed Esa and Tsegaye Getachew placed second and third, respectively.
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