Olympic silver medallist Abdi Nageeye wins Rotterdam marathon
Dutch runner Adbi Nageeye, the reigning Olympic silver medallist, won the Rotterdam marathon on Sunday, bettering his own national record by 11 seconds.
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โ SuperSport ๐ (@SuperSportTV) April 14, 2024
Abdi Nageeye dominates the #RotterdamMarathon, claiming his second win and smashing the Dutch record with a time of 2:04:45 ๐โโ๏ธ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/H2xRrN2Eeb
The Somalia-born Nageeye clocked 2hr 04.45min, finishing five seconds ahead of Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn, with Birhanu Legese, also of Ethiopia, rounding out the podium.
There was a victory in the women's race for Ethiopia's Ashete Bekere, whose winning time of 2:19.30 was enough to see her finish ahead of the Kenyan pair of Viola Kibiwot and Selly Chepyego Kaptich.
Uitslag vrouwen:
โ NN Marathon Rotterdam (@MarathonRdam) April 14, 2024
๐ฅ Ashete Bekere (2.19.30)
๐ฅ Viola Kibiwot (2.20.57)
๐ฅ Selly Chepyego Kaptich (2.22.46)
๐ณ๐ฑ Nederlands Kampioen Anne Luijten (2.28.47)#demooiste pic.twitter.com/mq4F7Lu17j
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