{"id":24206,"date":"2023-04-03T08:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/03\/kenya-oldies-cherop-kiprop-roll-back-years-with-wins-in-milano-and-paris-road-races\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T08:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:37:03","slug":"kenya-oldies-cherop-kiprop-roll-back-years-with-wins-in-milano-and-paris-road-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/03\/kenya-oldies-cherop-kiprop-roll-back-years-with-wins-in-milano-and-paris-road-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: ‘Oldies’ Cherop, Kiprop Roll Back Years With Wins in Milano and Paris Road Races"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nairobi \u2014 The 2012 Boston Marathon champion Sharon Cherop rolled back the golden years when she won the women’s race at the Milano Marathon on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old timed 2:26:13 in first place, ahead of Ethiopian Sintayehu Dessi (2:26:30) and fellow Kenyan, Emily Kipchumba (2:28:08), in second and third respectively.<\/p>\n

After shaking off other athletes in the leading pack, Cherop was locked in a neck-to-neck battle with Dessi for first place with the Ethiopian seemingly holding onto the lead with 2km to go.<\/p>\n

However, the 2011 World marathon bronze medalist soon overtook her Ethiopian rival and surged ahead, running in tandem with the pacemaker.<\/p>\n

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With the pacemaker dropping out, 500m to the finish line, Cherop took firm control of the race and it was only a case of if she would go better than her personal best of 2:22:28 – set almost a decade ago in Berlin.<\/p>\n

The win is a huge moment of redemption for the veteran whose last race yielded a disappointing ninth place finish at the Mumbai Marathon in January this year.<\/p>\n

In the men’s race, Ugandan Andrew Kwemoi ran a dominant race to emerge victorious in 2:07:14.<\/p>\n

Kenyan Timothy Kattam came second in 2:07:53 as Rwandan John Hakizimana clocked 2:08:18 to finish third in what was an East African affair.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, in South Korea, Stanley Bett and Janet Ruguru finished second and third in the men and women’s race respectively at the Daegu International Marathon.<\/p>\n

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Bett clocked 2:07:00 to finish behind winner, Ethiopian Milkesa Mangesha (2:06:49) as Eritrea’s Berhane Tsegay came third in 2:07:21.<\/p>\n

Ruguru timed 2:28:13 in third, in a race won by Ethiopian Ayantu Abera (2:25:44) who finished ahead of fellow countrywoman, Media Deme (2:27:27).<\/p>\n

In Paris, the 2015 World marathon silver medalist Helah Kiprop clocked 2:23:19 to win the women’s race at the Paris Marathon, ahead of the Ethiopian pair of Atalel Amnut (2:23:19) and Fikrte Wereta (2:23:22) in second and third respectively.<\/p>\n

This was the second podium finish for the 37-year-old in 2023 after she clocked 1:10:30 to finish second at the Atlanta Half Marathon in February this year.<\/p>\n

In the men’s competition, Kenya’s Josephat Boit finished third, timing 2:07:40 as Ethiopian Abeye Abana led his compatriot Guye Adola to the top two places.<\/p>\n

Abana clocked 2:07:15 as his 2021 Berlin Marathon counterpart timed 2:07:35 in second.<\/p>\n

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