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Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia emerge winners in Delhi Half Marathon
New Delhi, November 27, 2011
Ethiopian athlete Lelisa Desisa and Kenyan Lucy Kabuu clocked 59.30 and 01:07:04 in the men and women’s catagories, respectively, to win the 7th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here today.
Suresh Kumar and Lalita Babbar clocked 01:04:08 and 01:17:38 to grab the honours in the Indian men and women’s catagories, respectively.
While Suresh finished overall 20th, Lalita ended on 19th in the overall women’s category as more than 30,000 Delhites braved a chilly Delhi morning to participate in the event.
Last year’s runner-up Dessisa faced stiff competition from the Kenyan duo of Geoffrey Kipsang and Mike Kigen, who finished second and third, respectively.
In the women’s category, last year’s winner Aselefech Mergia from Ethiopia failed to defend her title and had to settle for the bronze medal while Sharon Cherop from Kenya finished second.
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