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Stephen Mokoka secured his third victory at the annual Cape Town Marathon. Picture: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images
Local favourite Stephen Mokoka delivered a historic performance on Sunday, becoming the first man to win theThough he finished outside the race record of 2:08:31, which he set in 2018, Mokoka coasted to a convincing victory in 2:09:58 to successfully defend the title he won last year.Ethiopian athlete Derseh Kassie finished second in 2:11:26 and his compatriot, Dagnachew Maru, was third in 2:11:52.
“This is a tough course,” said 37-year-old Mokoka, after organisers made some adjustments to the route for this year’s race. “The first 10km was very tough and the last part was a little nicer, but in the middle it was also very tough. But I wanted to run under 2:10:00, so I’m happy.”
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