First Medals Awarded in the Rimi Riga Marathon Half Marathon

18 May 2025

On May 18, the first medals of the Rimi Riga Marathon half marathon were awarded. The overall winner in the men’s race was Ethiopian runner Abera Mamo, finishing with a time of 1:01:42, while in the women’s competition, German athlete Domenika Mayer took first place with a time of 1:09:50.

First Medals Awarded in the Rimi Riga Marathon Half Marathon

Abera Mamo. Photo: Guntis Bērziņš

In the men’s race, Titus Kiprotich Kibet from Kenya finished second with 1:01:46, and Ezekiel Mutai from Uganda took the bronze with 1:01:53.

Men’s Overall Results

Half Marathon

	Name	Country	Time
1.	Abera Mamo	Ethiopia	01:01:42
2.	Titus Kiprotich Kibet	Kenya	01:01:46
3.	Ezekiel Mutai	Uganda	01:01:53
4.	Benard Kipchumba Kimeli	Kenya	01:02:38
5.	Geoffrey Kimutai Koech	Kenya	01:02:50
6.	Edgars Šumskis	Latvia	01:07:58
7.	Nicholas Jeffrey Torry	Great Britain	01:09:35
8.	Tim Ramdane Cherif	Germany	01:09:51
9.	Frankline Lekakeny	Kenya	01:09:51
10.	Kristaps Vējš-Āboliņš	Latvia	01:10:57

In the women’s competition, Germany’s Domenika Mayer took first with 1:09:50, followed by Belgium’s Hanne Verbruggen with 1:09:55, and Kenya’s Daizy Jemutai Rutto finishing third with 1:09:56.

Women’s Overall Results

Half Marathon

	Name	Country	Time
1.	Domenika Mayer	Germany	01:09:50
2.	Hanne Verbruggen	Belgium	01:09:55
3.	Daizy Jemutai Rutto	Kenya	01:09:56
4.	Mekides Shimeles Molla	Ethiopia	01:11:06
5.	Birho Adhena Gidey	Ethiopia	01:16:02
6.	Emmaculate Chepkirui	Kenya	01:16:48
7.	Ieva Moļņika	Latvia	01:22:21

Fastest Latvian Half Marathon Runners – Edgars Šumskis and Ieva Moļņika

Among Latvian runners, the top male finisher was Edgars Šumskis, with a time of 1:07:58, placing 6th overall. Kristaps Vējš-Āboliņš recorded the second-best Latvian time at 1:10:57, while Alfrēds Apinis was third among locals, finishing in 1:13:26.

In the women’s elite division, Ieva Moļņika represented Latvia, finishing in 1:22:21 and ranking 7th overall in the women’s competition.

Fastest Latvian Elite Runners

Half Marathon

	Name	Time
1.	Edgars Šumskis	01:07:58
2.	Kristaps Vējš-Āboliņš	01:10:57
3.	Alfrēds Apinis	01:13:26
4.	Ņikita Samsonovs	01:13:34
5.	Vadims Marinecs	01:13:40
6.	Mārtiņš Viļums	01:13:56
7.	Artūrs Silgals	01:14:51
8.	Ņikita Akelāns	01:15:39
9.	Endijs Blūms	01:17:33
10.	Maksims Novaks	01:18:01
11.	Arnis Pašķevičs	01:19:07

May 18 race start times

All starts at 11 November Embankment