Muteti, Chepkirui reign supreme at Vienna City Marathon

Muteti, Chepkirui reign supreme at Vienna City Marathon

Kenyans reigned supreme in this year’s Vienna City Marathon after claiming the top honours in the 38th edition held on Sunday in Austria.

Cosmas Muteti, who finished fifth in last year’s Berlin Marathon, clocked 2: 06.53 to win the men’s title leading his compatriot Leonard Langat, who came second in 2:06.59, in a one-two finish.

The 30-year-old Muteti was one of the pre-race favourites and prevailed against his compatriot Langat and Oqbe Kibrom (2:07:25) from Eritrea.

Muteti, who improved his previous best time by almost two minutes, secured prize money of 15,000 euros.

In the women’s race, defending champion Vibian Chepkirui won with a course record clocking 2:20.59 ahead of fellow Kenyans Ruth Chebitok and Sheila Jerotich to a podium sweep.

Chepkirui surprised last year in the Austrian capital when she won her debut at the classic distance.

The Vienna City Marathon is among the major spring road races coming back to their original event date.

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