Shure securs her third Toronto title

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October 20, 2025
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Ethiopia’s Shure Demise captured her third TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon title on Sunday, powering to victory in 2:21:03 despite warm, windy, and humid race conditions.

The win marks a remarkable comeback for Demise, who returned to elite form just two years after giving birth to her daughter.

A two-time Toronto champion in 2015 and 2016, Demise narrowly missed the course record of 2:20:44 set last year by compatriot Waganesh Mekasha.

Kenya’s Betty Chepkorir finished second in 2:23:45, followed by Almaz Kebebe in 2:26:40.

In the men’s race, Kenya’s Leonard Langat broke away late to claim victory in 2:08:04, leading a Kenyan sweep with Noah Kipkemboi (2:08:24) and Sila Kiptoo (2:08:44) rounding out the podium.

Girmachew Kebede

Founder of Tilafok.com, Girmachew Kebede is a sports journalist with more than a decade of newsroom and on-air experience. He served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Ethio-Sport newspaper, was host and News Editor for the Bisrat Sport radio show, and worked as a football analyst with Kuas Meda. He co-created the Rigore sports show. He was also sports and political stringer for Voice of America’s Horn of Africa Service. His articles were selected among the Top 10 in Africa by the AIPS Sport Media Awards in 2018 and 2022.

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