Canada’s Cam Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday.
The Black Creek, B.C., native crossed the finish line in 2 hours 5 minutes 36 seconds to finish fifth in the men’s event.
Levins’s previous national record stood at 2:07:09.
Meanwhile, American Khalid Khannouchi last held the North American record at 2:05:38.
Levins, 33, also hit the automatic qualifying standard of 2:08:10 for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Deso Gelmisa led an Ethiopian sweep of the podium, winning with a time of 2:05:22. Mohamed Esa (2:05:22) and Tsegaye Getachew (2:05:25) placed second and third, respectively.