World half marathon champion Sabastian Sawe led a Kenyan podium sweep at the Boston 10km race in the United States on Sunday evening.
Sawe clocked 27:42 to clinch first place, ahead of Pittsburg Half Marathon champion Wesley Kiptoo, who timed 27:53 in second.
The race, characterised by light rain, was Sawe's fifth of the year, having last competed at the Road to Records in Herzogaunarach, Germany where he clocked 27:06 to finish second. In the women's race, Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist Irine Cheptai was Kenya's best performer, clocking 31:19 in fourth.
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