Samuel Naibei wins Firenze Marathon

Kenya’s Samuel Kiplimo Naibei took the top honors in the men’s race at the 40th edition of the Firenze Marathon held on Sunday (24) in Florence, Italy.

The 31 year-old took charge of  the race from the 30km mark and ran lonely for the remaining 12km and cutting the tape in a time of 2:12.50.

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Naibei was followed a distant later by Burundi’s Jean Marie Bukuru who came home almost four minutes later in 2:16.21.27 with his compatriot Hillary Biwott Chemwno closing the podium in 2:16.21.37.

Dickson Simba Nyakundi from Kenya and Hicham Boufars from Italy finished in fourth and fifth in respective time of 2:17.07 and 2:18.23.

LEADING RESULTS

42KM MEN

1. Samuel Kiplimo Naibei      (KEN) 2:12.50
2. Jean Marie Bukuru            (BDI) 2:16.21
3. Hillary Biwott Chemwno   (KEN) 2:16.21
4. Dickson Simba Nyakundi  (KEN) 2:17.07
5. Hicham Boufars                 (ITA) 2:18.23