Priscah Jeptoo came second to bag Kenya's second silver in a fascinating
women’s marathon held in London Streets on Sunday afternoon.
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana emerged victorious in an Olympic record of
2hours 23 minutes and 7 seconds, 5 seconds ahead of Jeptoo. Third place went to
a resilient Russian, Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova who finished in a personal best
of 2:23:29.
Double Marathon Champion Mary Jepkosgei Keitany finished fourth in a
time of 2:23:59 while compatriot Edna Kiplagat came a distant 18th.
Top 5 Results
1 GELANA Tiki 2:23:07 OR
2 JEPTOO Priscah 2:23:12
3 PETROVA Tatyana 2:23:29 PB
4 KEITANY Mary 2:23:56
5 GAMERA-SHMYRKO Tetyana 2:24:32 NR
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