Bikila Tadese Takele, usually written Tadese Takele, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner born on 3 August 2002. He began as a steeplechaser, finishing ninth in his heat of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games and winning silver at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships and the 2022 African Championships. He moved to the marathon in 2023, placing third in Berlin in 2:03:24, an under-23 world best, then won the Tokyo Marathon in 2025 and defended the title in 2026 after a three-way sprint finish. He also represented Ethiopia in the marathon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
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He is a two-time winner of the Tokyo Marathon
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is an Ethiopian long-distance runner
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He made his marathon debut at the 2023 Berlin Marathon
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