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Joshua Belet of Kenya crosses the finishing line to win the Amsterdam Marathon.[Courtesy]
Ethiopia's Meseret Belete and Kenya's Joshua Belet were victorious at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, winning the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in 2:18:21 and 2:04:18 respectively. Both champions produced the third-fastest winning times ever recorded in the Dutch capital.
Belete smashed her PB by more than two minutes and notched up her second victory of the year, having won in Doha back in January in 2:20:46, her previous lifetime best.
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