Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon
STORY: Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon
DATELINE: March 18, 2023
LENGTH: 00:04:10
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of runners and spectators
STORYLINE:
Kenya's Noah Kiprotich won the men's title of the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday in two hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds.
Chakib Lachgar of Spain came second at 2:25:45, while Israel's Melkam Jamber took the bronze at 2:28:30.
Kenya also grabbed the gold in the women's race as Margaret Njuguna crossed the finish line first in a time of 2:52:44, ahead of Russia's Elena Tolstykh (2:55:31) and Israel's Noah Berkman (2:59:12).
The two Kenyan gold medalists Kiprotich and Njuguna won a prize of 3,750 U.S. dollars each.
About 18,000 runners from 72 countries and regions competed in the event, which also included half marathon, 10km and 5km runs, as well as a 1.7km families' run and 800m communities' run.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem.
(XHTV)
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