Kiprotich 2nd in Tokyo, breaks marathon NR
Feb 22, 2015
LIVE twitter feed as the world's best compete for big prize money at the Tokyo Marathon Sunday, February 22. The main race starts at 3.10am Uganda time.
LIVE twitter feed as the world's best compete for big prize money at the Tokyo Marathon Sunday, February 22. The main race started at 3.10am Uganda time. Uganda's hopes are carried by Olympic and World Champion Stephen Kiprotich.
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Final result:
1st. Endeshaw Negesse
2nd. Kiprotich
Cash prize
1st sh192m
2nd sh96m
3rd sh48m
4th sh24m
National record
Sh120m
Kiprotich came 2nd in the Tokyo marathon in a new personal best of 2:06:33, which is a new UGANDA national marathon record. He also held the old mark of 2:07:20 set in 2011.
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Kiprotich (shirt 3 front) came 2nd to Negesse (shrt 5 back). Chumba (shirt 4) was third.