Sao Silvestre International marathon

Athletes run at the start of the 79th Sao Silvestre International marathon along the Paulista Avenue on Friday in downtown Sao Paulo. Brazilian runner Marilson won the 15 km race for the men’s category clocking 43:48, followed by his compatriot Romulo...

Athletes run at the start of the 79th Sao Silvestre International marathon along the Paulista Avenue on Friday in downtown Sao Paulo. Brazilian runner Marilson won the 15 km race for the men’s category clocking 43:48, followed by his compatriot Romulo Wagner, (43:57) and Kenyan Martin Lel (43:58). Kenya’s Alice Timbililli placed first in the women’s race with a time of 44 minutes and seven seconds. A total of 21,000 runners took part in the annual marathon held on New Year’s Eve.

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