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Kiptum win silver as Mengtsu and Bere shine at Honolulu marathon

Kenyan Barnabas Kiptum was the best Kenyan at the Honolulu marathon held yesterday in the USA.

Kiptum finished second behind the champion Ethiopia’s Asefa Mengstu when he won 2:14.40 with Kiptum coming second after timing 2:17:45 as Japanese Yuhi Yamashita (2:27:45) was third.

In women, Ethiopia’s Asayech Bere won the title in 2:30:58 with her compatriot Abebech Afework Bekele (2:34:39) second and Japan’s Yuhi Yamashita third in 2:27:45.

Men

1.Asefa Mengstu (Ethiopia) 2:14:40

2.Barnabas Kiptum (Kenya) 2:17:45

3. Yuhi Yamashita (Japan) 2:27:45

4. Asayech Ayalew Bere (Ethiopia) 2:30:58

Women

1. Asayech Ayalew Bere (Ethiopia) 2:30:58

2. Abebech Afework Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:34:39

3. Eri Suzuki (Japan) 2:47:42

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