Kenya’s Dickson Chumba took the Tokyo town bt storm when he won the Tokyo Marathon that was held on Sunday (25) in Tokyo, Japan.
Chumba, who won in 2014 and has placed third the past three years, crossed the tape in 2:05.30, while fellow Kenyan Amos Kipruto finished third in 2:06.33.
Hiroto Inoue improved on his 2017 eighth-place result and finished fifth in 2:06.54, and compatriot Ryo Kiname was seventh in 2:08.08.
Ethiopia’s Birhane Dibaba won the women’s race, finishing in 2:19.51, with Hiroko Yoshitomi clocking the fastest time for Japan at 2:30.16 in sixth place.
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