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Bayelign Teshager of Ethiopia, Margaret Muriuki of Kenya win 2020 L.A. Marathon
Ethiopia’s Bayelign Teshager won the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday after finishing in 2:08:26.57, while Kenya’s Margaret Muriuki topped the elite women’s field with a time of 2:29:27.68, according to the marathon’s leaderboard.
John Langat of Kenya had the lead until Teshager made his move down the stretch to win by 40 seconds.
Teshager turns 20 years old on Monday. (The L.A. Marathon listed his age Sunday as 20.)
Wilson Kwambai Chebet, 34, also from Kenya, placed in third, L.A. Marathon’s website said.
Last year’s winner Elisha Barno, 34, came in ninth place.
In the women’s field, Muriuki won with her personal best time. It’s her second marathon victory in three months after the 33-year-old won at Honolulu in December.
She was in control of the women’s race throughout and kept a strong pace, eventually pulling away from 23-year-old Almaz Negede of Ethiopia with seven miles remaining to win by 3:01.
Jane Kibii, a 34-year-old runner from Kenya, placed in third.
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