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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