Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon
STORY: Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon
DATELINE: April 2, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:38
LOCATION: XIAMEN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 2023 Xiamen Marathon
2. SOUNDBITE (English): MESERET ABEBAYEHU ALEMU, Winner of the women's race
3. various of the 2023 Xiamen Marathon
STORYLINE:
Kenyan Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba claimed the men's title, while Meseret Abebayehu Alemu from Ethiopia took the women's gold in the 2023 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning.
Kipchumba, who was not leading in the early course, clocked a time of 2:08:04 to cross the finishing line first.
Lencho Tesfaye Anbesa from Ethiopia and Omar Ait Chitachen from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:08:29 and 2:08:59 respectively.
The women's title went to Ethiopia's Alemu who clocked 2:24:42, while Gladys Chesir Kiptagelai from Kenya finished second in 2:25:51. Guteni Shone Imana, also from Ethiopia, took the bronze in 2:25:58.
SOUNDBITE (English): MESERET ABEBAYEHU ALEMU, Winner of the women's race
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