ROME: Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado won her third consecutive Rome marathon Sunday, and paid tribute to legendary countryman Abebe Bikila by running the final stretch barefoot. Dickson Kiptolo Chumba of Kenya won the men's race in a personal-best 2 hours, 8 minutes, 45 seconds, beating defending champion Siraj Gena by 36 seconds. Dado clocked 2:24:13, finishing more than two minutes ahead of countrywoman Goitetom Haftu Tesema. Bikila won the 1960 Olympic marathon gold in Rome having run the entire course without shoes.
