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Kipkemoi wins Rotterdam Marathon

Xinhua,April 08, 2018 Adjust font size:

THE HAGUE, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Kenneth Kipkemoi won the 38th edition of the Rotterdam marathon on Sunday.

Under sunny circumstances the 33-year-old Kenyan finished solo on the Coolsingel street in a time of 2:05:44. It was his European marathon debut.

After the start at the Erasmus Bridge a group of 14 athletes distanced themselves from the rest and halfway there were 10 leaders left. In the final kilometers Kipkemoi proved to be the best. Ethiopian runners Abera Kuma and Kelkile Gezahegn finished second and third respectively.

Visiline Jepkesho won the women's race in Rotterdam with the time of 2:23:47. Enditem