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Kenyans Biwott, Keitany win NYC marathon

Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany have won the men's and women's New York marathons in a Kenyan double.

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Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany won the men's and women's New York marathons in a Kenyan double on Sunday.

Biwott, 29, celebrated the biggest win of his career by taking the men's title in 2 hours 10 minutes 34 seconds, finishing 14 seconds ahead of compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor.

This year's Boston marathon winner Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia was third in 2:12:10, while title holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya came in fourth.

Biwott becomes the 11th Kenyan to win the world's largest marathon race.

Last year's winner Keitany clocked 2:24:25 to win the women's race, 67 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Aselefech Mergia, with Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa, this year's London marathon winner, third.

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Keitany is the first athlete since Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2008 to defend her New York title.


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