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Ndereba wins women's marathon

rediff.com Sportsdesk | August 31, 2003 21:15 IST
Last Updated: August 31, 2003 21:43 IST


Kenya's Catherine Ndereba made a late surge to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Paris on Sunday and give Kenya its first gold of the meet.

Catherine Ndereba The 31-year-old Pennsylvania-based athlete, who held the marathon world record before it was smashed by Britain's Paula Radcliffe, covered the 45-km course in 2hrs 23min 55sec, posting a Championship record in the process.

Japan's Mizuki Noguchi was second in 2:24:14 while her compatriot Masako Chiba was third in 2:25.09.

Another Japanese, Naoko Sakamoto took fourth place in 2:25:25 and ensured Japan the World Marathon Cup, the team competition.

With around 10kms from the finish, Ndereba broke away from a pack of five runners and finished impressively.


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