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Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win 47th Amsterdam Marathon

STORY: Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win 47th Amsterdam Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 47th Amsterdam Marathon STORYLINE: Joshua Belet of Kenya won the men's race of the 47th Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, while Ethiopian Meseret Belete was the fastest in the women's event. A heavy rain shower came down shortly before the race, but cleared up after the start. On the difficult stretch along the river Amstel, there was almost no wind, which was favorable for the athletes. Kenyan runners swept the podium in the men's race. The 25-year-old Belet triumphed in a time of 2:04:18. The second place went to Cybrian Kotut in 2:04:34, while Bethwel Chumba finished third in 2:04:37. Belet broke open the race after 30 kilometers after stepping on the acceleration and finished on his own in the Olympic Stadium. Belete emerged as the winner in the women's category in 2:18:21. Meseret Abebayehu, also from Ethiopia, finished second

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(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-AMSTERDAM-MARATHON

(231016) -- AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- First-plaecd Joshua Belet (C) of Kenya, second-placed Cybrian Kotut (L) of Kenya and third-placed Bethwel Chumba of Kenya pose during the awarding ceremony of men's event at the 47th Amsterdam Marathon in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 15, 2023. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain celebrates after the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain sheds tears after the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain crosses the finishing line during the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain crosses the finishing line during the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain celebrates after the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain celebrates after the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain celebrates after the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain crosses the finishing line during the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231005) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba of Bahrain crosses the finishing line during the Women's Marathon Final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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Kenya's Chumba wins Tokyo Marathon men's race

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba (C) celebrates after winning the Tokyo Marathon in a new men's race record of 2:05:42 in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014. Second-place Tadese Tola (L) of Ethiopia and third place finisher Sammy Kitwara of Kenya stand beside him.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba (front) competes with Ethiopia's Tadese Tola around the 39-kilometer point in the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014. Chumba won the victory in a race record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds, while Tola finished second. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba crosses the finishing line to win the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon in a race record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba crosses the finishing line to win the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon in a race record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Japanese marathoner gets big bonus for nat'l record

Japanese runner Yuta Shitara finishes second in the Tokyo Marathon won by Kenya's Dickson Chumba on Feb. 25, 2018. A day later, Shitara received a 100-million-yen bonus from the track and field governing body for corporate athletes for breaking the 16-year-old national record in the men's marathon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara poses after clocking a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Dickson Chumba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the 12th Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. Chumba, who won in 2014, finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes and 30 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo