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Mercy Kibor wins Ravenna Marathon on her debut

Kenya’s Mercy Jebet Kibor made her marathon debut more memorable when she won the women’s 42km race at the Maratona di Ravenna, on Sunday (10) in Ravenna, Italy.

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Kibor who took charge of the race from the 21km mark and ran solo for the entire duration, cut the tape in a time of 2:44.54 and was followed a distant later by the race favorite Geta Betatu Aga from Ethiopia who crossed the finish line six minutes later with Estonia’s Maris Heinaru wrapping the podium three finishes in 2:56.45.

LEADING RESULTS

42KM WOMEN

  1. Mercy Jebet Kibor      (KEN) 2:44.54
  2. Geta Betatu Aga         (ETH) 2:50.50
  3. Maris Heinaru             (EST) 2:56.45

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  • John Vaselyne is the founder of Athletics News. Africa’s only Independent Athletics News website. He has covered World U18 and U20 Championships, World Cross Country Championships, Four Continental Tour Gold Series, Wanda Diamond League. He has passion for the Sport and has over seven years experience in this area of sport. He is also the Leading Athletics Pundit in the Country, having been hosted in ALL leading TV stations in Kenya

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