Reigning Prague half marathon silver medalist Philemon Kiplimo and Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase won the Bahraini Half Marathon held on Sunday.
Kiplimo led the podium sweep for Kenyans from positions 1-5 in 1:00:01, ahead of compatriot countrymen Collins Koros (1:00:02) and Mathew Kimeli (1:00:04) in second and third, respectively.
The 2008 World Junior 10,000m silver medalist, Titus Mbishei and Geoffrey Koech rounded off the top five places in 1:00:23 and 1:00:24, respectively.
Gebreslase won in 1:05:36 ahead of Kalkidan Gezahegne – the Olympic 10,000m silver medallist.
Leading results
Women
1 Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) 1:05:36
2 Kalkidan Gezahegne (BRN) 1:05:47
3 Sheila Kiprotich (KEN) 1:07:01
4 Irene Cheptai (KEN) 1:07:05
5 Daisy Cherotich (KEN) 1:07:11
Men
1 Philemon Kiplimo (KEN) 1:00:01
2 Collins Koros (KEN) 1:00:01
3 Mathew Kimeli (KEN) 1:00:04
4 Titus Mbishei (KEN) 1:00:23
5 Geoffrey Koech (KEN) 1:00:24