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Kipchumba and Alemu shine at Xiamen marathon

Kenya’s Kenyan Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba and Meseret Abebayehu Alemu were the winners of the Xiamen Marathon.
Running for the first time in Xiamen, Kipchumba took the men honours when he cut the tape in 2:08.04 ahead of Ethiopian Lencho Tesfaye Anbesa and Moroccan Omar Ait Chitachen when they timed 2:08.29 and 2:08:59 respectively.
As Alemu won the title in 2:24:42, Kenyan Gladys Chesir Kiptagelai was second in 2:25:51 followed by Ethiopian Guteni Shone Imana for third position in 2:25:58.

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