Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich won the marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 51 seconds.
He beat off a strong and spirited challenge from Ethiopians who took a 2-3 finish in moderate Luzhniki temperatures of 21 degrees.
Kiprotich broke clear off the leading pack of Ethiopians Lelisa Desisa, Tola Tadese and Tsegaye Kebede plus a Japanese, Kentaro Nakamoto, with about two kilometers left.
The 24-year-old also won Olympic gold in London last year. – kawowo
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Top 10:
1. Stephen Kiprotich (Uganda) 2:09:51
2. Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) 2:10:12
3. Tadese Tola (Ethiopia) 2:10:23
4. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) 2:10:47
5. Kentaro Nakamoto (Japan) 2:10:50
6. Solonei da Silva (Brazil) 2:11:40 SB
7. Paulo Roberto Paula (Brazil) 2:11:40 SB
8. Yemane Tsegay (Ethiopia) 2:11:43 SB
9. Peter Kimeli Some (Kenya) 2:11:47
10. Jackson Kiprop (Uganda) 2:12:12
