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Kenya's Judith Korir bags Silver in women's marathon as Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase wins gold

Runners compete during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships Monday, July 18, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. AP Photo

Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia patiently tucked behind her Kenyan rival until late in the race before surging ahead and sprinting to the win in the women’s marathon at the world championships on Monday.

Gebreslase’s finished the fast and flat course in a championship-record time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, 11 seconds. She held off Judith Jeptum Korir, who did most of the work late in the race, by nine seconds.

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