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Daniel Wanjiru sets new course record in men's Amsterdam marathon; leads Kitwara, Kimutai in 1-2-3 finish for Kenya

Wanjiru leads 1-2-3 sweep in Amsterdam Marathon and Ethiopia take women honours

Kenya and Ethiopian shared the spoils at the 40th TCS Amsterdam Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday.

Little known Daniel Wanjiru, the 2016 Prague half marathon winner, and Ethiopia's track assassin Meselech Melakamu chalked wins in men's and women's 42km races in a showdown marked with sonorous cheers from thousands of fans that lined up Dutch capital's streets.

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