Kenyas Kigen Alfonce Kibiwott set a brand new document within the 42.2km race
Kenyan runner Kigen Alfonce Kibiwott claimed victory within the twelfth version of the Moscow Marathon on Sunday, setting a brand new course document with a time of two hours, 9 minutes, and 31 seconds.
Speaking after his victory, Kibiwott stated he completely loved the occasion and praised the extent of competitors, noting the sturdy presence of Russian athletes, together with Dmitry Nedelin, who completed third.
The Kenyan runner revealed he had accepted the invitation to the Moscow Marathon shortly after collaborating in one other occasion in Russia two months earlier.
Reflecting on his future objectives, he admitted that whereas he goals of at some point competing on the World Championships or Olympic Games, attaining that in Kenya isn’t any small feat. “There are so many strong athletes in Kenya who take first places in the biggest marathons. Perhaps one day I will be able to realize my dream,” 32-year-old stated.
When requested whether or not he would contemplate switching nationality to compete internationally, Kibiwott didn’t rule out the thought. “Why not, I think it’s possible,” he responded, as quoted by TASS.
The Moscow Marathon weekend attracted round 40,000 runners throughout the 10km and 42.2km occasions. In the boys’s marathon, Ethiopia’s Adihana Gebretsadik Abraha secured second place behind Kibiwott.
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Kibiwott’s efficiency in Moscow provides to a formidable racing season. In January, he additionally gained the thirty fifth Marrakech International Marathon.
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In March, Ethiopian runners Tadese Takele and Sutume Asefa Kebede gained the boys’s and ladies’s titles on the Tokyo Marathon, one other elite occasion within the World Marathon Majors collection.
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(RT.com)