Rabat, Oct 30 (IANS) Kenyan athletes dominated Morocco's Casablanca International marathon, sweeping the three medals in the men's race.
Evans Kipkoech won the gold medal after crossing the finish line with a time of 2:09:39, followed by Peter Kiptoo at 2:11:29. The other Kenyan, John Kemboi, came third at 2:13:03 on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.
For their part, Ethiopian athletes dominated women's category podium.
Yiman Mangistu won the title in 2:31:48, followed by Nedi Tadelich 2:32:25 and Getiso Tsehay in 2:32:54.
Over 5,000 athletes took part in the marathon.
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