New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain
STORY: New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain
DATELINE: May 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:02
LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand
CATEGORY: SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of New Zealand's 2023 Rotorua Marathon
STORYLINE:
More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake in rain on Saturday in the 59th edition of Rotorua Marathon, one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand.
Tokyo Olympian Auckland-based Malcolm Hicks won the men's full marathon in two hours 21 minutes and 49 seconds.
Tauranga-based Alice Mason earned a record-equalling fourth victory in the women's race in 2:54:30, just nine months after giving birth to her baby.
Earlier in the day, around 4,000 participants set out in a light drizzle to take on either the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km or 5.5km distances.
Rotorua, one of North Island's top visitor destinations, is well-known for its fascinating geothermal activity, Maori culture, hot springs and mud pools.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti
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