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Chelimo blasts heat, pollution after marathon gold

Women's Marathon Final - GBK Main Stadium – Jakarta, Indonesia – August 26, 2018 – Rose Chelimo of Bahrain competes. REUTERS

World champion Rose Chelimo made light of brutal conditions on Sunday to scoop Asian Games gold for Bahrain with a runaway win in the women's marathon.

The Kenyan-born athlete produced a devastating break from the leading pack after the 25-kilometre mark in Jakarta and ploughed a lonely furrow as she crossed the line to win in a modest time of two hours, 34 minutes and 51 seconds.

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