In a back-and-forth race, Chelimo held off two-time world champion Edna Kiplagat by seven seconds, with American runner Amy Cragg taking third. “Good for me it responded well.”Kirui, who won the Boston Marathon in April, got his nation its first men’s marathon title since 2011. The US team could well win more medals with Ryan Crouser favored to add the world title to his Olympic shot put gold. “Good for me it responded well.”Kirui, who won the Boston Marathon in April, got his nation its first men’s marathon title since 2011. The US team could well win more medals with Ryan Crouser favored to add the world title to his Olympic shot put gold.

Source: Ethiopian News August 06, 2017 19:41 UTC