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Chepngetich retains Nagoya women's marathon title in solo run

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Ruth Chepng'etich in action during a past event.[Kelly Ayodi,Standard]

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich solo ran her way to victory at the Nagoya Women's Marathon on Sunday, retaining her title at the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in 2:18:08.

The 2019 world marathon champion went into the race aiming to claim back-to-back wins and improve her own course record.

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