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Ethiopia's Tola takes marathon gold as Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor finishes fifth

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By Jonathan Komen and Dennis Okeyo | Jul 18, 2022

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July 17, 2022 Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola celebrates winning the men's marathon and setting a new world championship record REUTER

It was a moment to forget for Kenyans as 2017 world marathon silver medalist Tamirat Tola led a 1-2 Ethiopian sweep in men’s World Championships showdown in Oregon, USA, yesterday.

Tola, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, broke away with killer pace mid-way through the race even as Kenyans in two-time New York Marathon winner Geoffrey Kamworor and Barnaba Kiptum, third at the Milan Marathon this year, formed the chasing pack that had Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew and Cameron Levins of Canada.

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