Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang wins the Tokyo Marathon as Sarah Chepchirchir triumphs in the women's race
Athletics
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AFP
| Feb 26, 2017
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang stormed to victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in the fastest race ever run in Japan.
The former world record holder clocked 2 hours 3 minutes 58 seconds over a flatter course than in previous years as he added the Tokyo title to victories in London, New York and Berlin.
Sarah Chepchirchir won the women's race in a personal best 2:19:47 - the first sub-2:20 in Japan - to complete a perfect day for Kenya.
The top six men's finishers were all Kenyans with Gideon Kipketer runner-up in 2:05:51 and former winner Dickson Chumba third in 2:06:25.
Evans Chebet (2:06:42), Alfers Lagat (2:07:39) and Bernard Kipyego (2:08:10) all finished ahead of Eritrean Yohanes Gebregergish, who clocked 2:08:14 to edge out Japan's Hiroto Inoue.
Kipsang had targeted countryman Dennis Kimetto's world record of 2:02:57.