Kenyan Lonyangata wins Paris marathon

ByReuters

Published 09/04/2017 at 09:07 GMT

PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - Kenya's Paul Lonyangata won the Paris marathon, clocking two hours six minutes and 10 seconds over 42.195km on a bright morning on Sunday.

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Lonyangata pulled clear when his compatriot Stephen Chebogut, who started with the best personal best of the field, cracked with 5.7km left.

The 24-year-old Lonyangata, a winner of the Lisbon and Shanghai marathons, beat his personal best by almost a minute. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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