Low Graphics Site
White bar
Daily SectionMarker

Misc SectionMarker

Horoscope Recipes Weekly SectionMarker

Weekly SectionMarker

Pakistan's Internet Magazine
Herald
Dawn GroupMarker

Archive, Search, Feedback & HelpMarker

Dawn Classified



FrontPage National International Local Business KSE Forex Sports Editorial Opinion Letters Features Today's Cartoon TV Guide Cowasjee Ayaz Irfan Hussain Review Dawn Magazine Young World Images Dawn Group Subscription To Advertise

DINA
Previous Story DAWN - the Internet Edition Next Story


October 5, 2003 Sunday Sha’aban 8, 1424

Click to learn more...
Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window)



Radcliffe wins half-marathon


VILAMOURA (Portugal), Oct 4: Britain’s Paula Radcliffe won the women’s world half-marathon title for the third time on Saturday, clocking 67 minutes 35 seconds.

Kenya’s Martin Lel outsprinted Tanzanians Fabiano Joseph and Martin Hhaway Sulle for victory in the men’s race in a personal best of 60:49.

Joseph was second in 60:52 and Sulle third in 60:56 leading Tanzania to the team title for the first time ahead of Kenya.

Radcliffe, who also won the title in 2000 and 2001, led from the start of the 21.1-km race on a warm, sunny day in the Portuguese beach resort and was 36 seconds ahead at the halfway mark.

The 29-year-old Briton finished almost a minute-and-a-half ahead of defending champion and world 10,000 metres gold medallist Berhane Adere of Ethiopia (69:02).

Australia’s Benita Johnson overtook Russian Lydia Grigoryeva close to the finish for third place in 69:26.

Russia won the team title ahead of Japan.

Radcliffe had been expected to break the world best of 66:44 for the distance after recording the fastest ever time by a woman in last month’s Great North Run in England.—Reuters






Previous Story Top of Page Next Story

Seprater
Contributions
Privacy Policy
© DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005