Paulus forced out of historic marathon

Namibian national record holder Daniel Paulus failed to complete the men’s marathon at the Athletics World Championship in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. According to national road-running coach Robert Kaxuxuena, a strain in Paulus’ hamstring after 36 kilometres forced him to retire from the race. According to Kaxuxuena, Paulus is receiving treatment and is expected to recover soon. At the front of the men’s race, Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon, edging out Germany\' Amanal Petros in a dramatic sprint to the line, to give Tanzania its maiden world title. The photo finish showed the 42.195 km race was decided by three hundredths of a second as Simbu surged past the diving Petros at the line – closer than the 0.05-second gap between the gold and silver medallists in the men\'s 100m final on Sunday. Photos Getty Images