Kenyas Kigen Alfonce Kibiwott set a brand new course report 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 report with a time of two hours, 9 minutes, and 31 seconds.
Speaking after his victory, Kibiwott mentioned 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 sooner or later competing on the World Championships or Olympic Games, reaching that in Kenya is not 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 mentioned.
When requested whether or not he would think about switching nationality to compete internationally, Kibiwott didn’t rule out the concept. “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 lads’s marathon, Ethiopia’s Adihana Gebretsadik Abraha secured second place behind Kibiwott.
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Kibiwott’s efficiency in Moscow provides to a powerful racing season. In January, he additionally received the thirty fifth Marrakech International Marathon.
In March, Ethiopian runners Tadese Takele and Sutume Asefa Kebede received the lads’s and ladies’s titles on the Tokyo Marathon, one other elite occasion within the World Marathon Majors sequence.
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(RT.com)