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Kenya's Moses Mosop, Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba win 2015 Xiamen marathon

 

Kenya's Moses Mosop outraced Tilahun Regassa of Ethiopia in the final kilometers to win in 2:06:19, breaking the event record of 2:07:32 set by Getachew Terfa Negari of Ethiopia in 2013.

Mosop's winning mark is the fastest-ever time for marathon races organized by the Chinese Athletics Association, beating the 2:07:16 course record of Beijing Marathon set by Ethiopia's world bronze medallist Tadese Tola, who only finished fifth in 2:10:30 on Saturday.

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