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Kipruto comes second as Ethiopians dominate Amsterdam Marathon
Kenyan Titus Kipruto on Sunday finished second as neighboring rivals Ethiopia dominated both the men's and women’s races in the 2022 Amsterdam Marathon.
Kipruto clocked 2:04:54 to finish second behind Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Getachew who clocked 2:04:49 to win the race. The men’s race saw the top 10 slots split between Kenyans and Ethiopians.
Kenyans Abraham Kiptoo finished fourth (2:05:04), Cyprian Kotut sixth (2:05:15), Laban Korir eighth (2:05:41), and Josephat Boit 10th (2:06:34) as the remaining slots went to the Ethiopians. In the women's race, Ethiopian track greats Almaz Ayana, Genzebe Dibaba and Tsehay Gemechu completed a sweep all on their debuts.
2016 Olympic Gold medalist Almaz Ayana ripped the Course Record on her debut, winning in 2:17:20. Genzebe Dibaba who is also the 1500m World Record holder on the track came second also on her marathon debut, clocking 2:18:05.
Tsehay Gemechu, also on her debut, completed the Ethiopian sweep after clocking 2:18:59.
Celestine Chepchirchir was the only Kenyan in the top 10 as she finished seventh in 2:26:50.
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TCS Amsterdam Marathon
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