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| February 13, 2006 | Monday | Muharram 14, 1427 |
Ethiopian wins in Tokyo
TOKYO, Feb 12: Ethiopian Ambesse Tolossa produced a superb finish to win the Tokyo International Marathon on Sunday and deny Japan’s Toshinari Takaoka a second straight title.
The 28-year-old Tolossa pulled away at the 37-kilometre mark and continued to increase the gap over Takaoka in an impressive finish in chilly conditions.
KENYAN VICTORIOUS
HONG KONG: Kenyan runner Simon Bor strode to victory in the 2006 Hong Kong Marathon Sunday with a time of 2:14:18, organisers said.
Bor won top honours after leading from the half-way mark in the 42-kilometre race.
The annual race was marred by the hospitalisation of 20 runners. Two of them, both male aged 32 and 53, were in a critical condition, hospital officials said.—Agencies
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