Kipkurui leads Kenyan sweep in Athens Marathon
ATHENS, Greece (AP)—Josephat Kipkurui has won the Athens Classic Marathon, leading a Kenyan sweep in a race that traces the ancient course that gave the event its name.
Kipkurui crossed the finish line at the Panathenian stadium in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 44 seconds on Sunday. Edwin Kipchom placed second in 2:14:18 and Mutuku Pius Muasa took third in 2:14:39 in a race run in rainy conditions.
Akemi Ozaki of Japan won the women’s race in 2:39:56. Degefa Bruktayit Eshetu of Ethiopia was second in 2:40:32.
The Panathenian is the site of the first modern Olympics in 1896.
The challenging course follows the route said to have been taken by an Athenian military courier in 490 B.C. to announce the city’s victory over Persian invaders at the Battle of Marathon.
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