Kenya's Brimin Misoi and Workenesh Edesa of Ethiopia set course records in the men's and women's races respectively as the pair secured victory at the Sydney Marathon on Sunday.
FILE PHOTO: Brimin Kipkorir Misoi from Kenya races during the 36th Athens Classic Marathon in Athens, Greece, November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File PhotoKenya's Brimin Misoi and Workenesh Edesa of Ethiopia set course records in the men's and women's races respectively as the pair secured victory at the Sydney Marathon on Sunday.
The Kenyan finished 1 minute 44 seconds ahead of second-placed Chalu Deso Gelmisa from Ethiopia with Felix Kiptoo Kirwa, also from Kenya, taking third. The 32-year-old, who won the Osaka marathon earlier in the year, finished in 2 hours 21 minutes and 40 seconds, well ahead of compatriots Ruti Aga and Gotytom Gebreslase, both of whom were also under the previous record.
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