France, April 7 -- Despite their relative lack of marathon experience, Ethiopia's Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir beat off the favourites to win the men's and women's race in the Paris Marathon on Sunday.

Mulugeta Uma, the 26-year-old running only the fourth marathon of his career, smashed his previous personal best by more than 30 seconds, clocking a time of 2h 5min 33sec.

He managed to pull away from Kenya's Titus Kipruto just 2.5km from the finish line.

Paris Marathon record holder Kenya's Elisha Rotich took third place, while defending championEthiopia's Abeje Ayana came in ninth.Women's sprint finish

Mestawut Fikir, 24, competing in her first full marathon, won the women's race in 2h 20min 45sec, just one minute off the race reco...