Athletics: Kimetto wins Chicago Marathon in course record

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto. He won the Chicago Marathon in a course record of 2 hours, 3 minutes 45 seconds on Sunday, out-dueling compatriot Emmanuel Mutai in the final mile. PHOTO/AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Kimetto beat the course record of 2:04:38 set by Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede last year and added the Chicago title to the Tokyo Marathon crown he won in February.
  • Kenya's Rita Jeptoo won the women's race in an unofficial time of 2hr 19min 57sec.

CHICAGO,

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto won the Chicago Marathon in a course record of 2 hours, 3 minutes 45 seconds on Sunday, out-dueling compatriot Emmanuel Mutai in the final mile.

The two were neck-and-neck for much of the race before Kimetto pulled way in the closing stages to win the first major US marathon since the bombings at the Boston Marathon in April killed three people.

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Kimetto beat the course record of 2:04:38 set by Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede last year and added the Chicago title to the Tokyo Marathon crown he won in February.

Kenya's Rita Jeptoo won the women's race in an unofficial time of 2hr 19min 57sec.

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