Betty Chepkemoi led a clear podium sweep for Kenya on the Vienna Metropolis Marathon in Austria on Sunday morning.
The 25-year-old clocked 02:24:14 to chop the tape, forward of fellow Kenyans, Rebecca Tanui (02:25:18) and Catherine Cherotich (02:25:45) who completed second and third respectively.
It was Chepkemoi’s first race since November final yr, when she clocked 2:34:52 to complete fourth within the Istanbul Marathon in Turkey.
Within the males’s race, Mica Cheserek got here second after timing 02:10:23, behind Ethiopia’s Haftamu Abadi, who took prime honour after clocking 02:08:28.
One other Ethiopian, Mogos Tuemay, claimed the ultimate podium place after clocking 02:10:33 in third place.
Langat masterclass in Milano
It was one other podium sweep for Kenya, this time on the Milano Marathon the place Leonard Langat cruised to victory within the males’s race.
The 34-year-old crossed the end line in 2:08:38, forward of Isaac Kipkemboi Too who timed 2:08:45.
One other Kenyan, Timothy Kosgei Kipchumba bagged third place after operating 2:09:11.
Joan Jepkosgei was Kenya’s finest performer within the girls’s race, clocking 2:25:33 to complete second.
Ethiopia’s Shure Demise Ware stopped the timer at 2:23:32 to take prime honour as her fellow countrywoman, Alemtsehay Mekuria, clocked 2:27:24 to complete third.
Kibet, Jepkemoi star in Madrid
Levy Kibet and Emmy Jepkemoi flew the Kenyan flag excessive in Spain after they received the women and men’s races on the Madrid Half Marathon.
Kibet clocked 1:00:45 to chop the tape, forward of fellow Kenyan, Titus Kiprotich Kibet, who ran 1:00:48 in what was a decent competitors between the 2.
Tanzanian Daniel Sinda clocked 1:01:04 to finish the rostrum locations.
In the meantime, Jepkemoi put in a dominant efficiency, clocking 1:09:09 for the highest prize within the girls’s race.
Diniya Kedir Abaraya of Ethiopia completed second after operating 1:10:00, forward of one other Kenyan, Nancy Sang, who got here third in 1:11:11.
