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Kipchoge repeats marathon success
02:14 a.m .: Eliud Kipchoge won the Sapporo Games marathon competition. The 36-year-old Kenyan repeated his success in Rio 2016 in 2: 08.37 hours. Decisive for his success was an increase in pace after 30 kilometers, with which the world record holder got rid of the competition.
Silver got itself Abdi Nageeye (Netherlands, +1: 20), bronze went to Bashir Abdi (Belgium, 1:22). Curious: The runner-up motivated the third on the finish sprint with motivating hand movements to overtake the Kenyan Lawrence Cherono. Both medalists were born in Somalia.
The German record holder Amanal Petros For a long time ran courageously in the top group, but had to tear down after 25 kilometers and finished 30th. The best German came in 26th Richard Ringer.
