Kiptoo Yego wins Rome marathon

Kenya's Jonathan Kiptoo Yego outstripped his compatriot Philip Sanga Kimutai in the closing stages to win the Rome marathon yesterday. Kiptoo Yego ran a personal best time of 2:09.57 in windy conditions with Sanga Kimutai crossing the line just five...

Kenya's Jonathan Kiptoo Yego outstripped his compatriot Philip Sanga Kimutai in the closing stages to win the Rome marathon yesterday.

Kiptoo Yego ran a personal best time of 2:09.57 in windy conditions with Sanga Kimutai crossing the line just five seconds behind.

Their fellow Kenyan Henry Kapkyai Kimeli came in third in 2:10.17.

Russia's Galina Bogomolova won the women's race in 2:22.53, the fastest a woman has run a marathon on Italian soil.

Her compatriot Larissa Zousko was more than five minutes behind in second place with Hungary's Aniko Kalovic third.

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