athletics China : Ethiopians Sado and Terfa prevail at Xiamen Marathon

Ethiopian Fatuma Sado triumphed in the women’s race. She covered the distance in 2:27:35.
Leading result :
1 Fatuma Sado (Ethiopia) 2:27:35
2 Eunice Jepkirui (Kenya) 2:30:00
3 Eyerusalem Kuma (Ethiopia) 2:34:31
4 Wang Xueqin (China) 2:34:56
5 Worknesh Tola (Ethiopia) 2:37:49


Negari Terfa set a course record and lifetime best when he won the Xiamen International Marathon in China on Sunday
Terfa covered the distance in 2:07:32 seconds to better the course record by three seconds. His previous lifetime best was 2:07:41 run in Berlin four years ago.
20 year old Kenyan marathon debutant Paul Lonyangat was runner up finishing just 12 seconds behind Terfa.


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