Yirefu Birhanu chose Baltimore for his first marathon and won the sixth annual Under Armour Baltimore Marathon on Saturday.

The 20-year-old Ethiopian posted a winning time of 2:16:26 after pulling away from defending champion Mykola Antonenko, of Russia, in the last quarter of the marathon. Birhanu, the first Ethiopian to win the sixth annual event, crossed the finish line with a 29-second lead over Antonenko.