Sawe 5th in all-time list with Valencia marathon win

Sawe 5th in all-time list with Valencia marathon win

FILE: Kenya's Sebastian Sawe crosses the finish line to win the men's Half Marathon at the Riga World Road Running Championships on October 1, 2023. Photo courtesy of WA.

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Kenya's Sebastian Sawe went fifth in the all-time list after winning Sunday's Valencia Marathon in 2:02:05 on his debut in the event.

Only compatriots Kelvin Kiptum and Eliud Kipchoge, and the Ethiopian pair of Kenenisa Bekele and Sisay Lemma, have gone faster than Sawe, the world half-marathon champion in 2023.

Ethiopia's Megertu Alemu took almost two minutes off her personal best to claim the women's title in 2:16:49.

The marathon went ahead in Valencia just a month after floods swept through the Spanish city.

The disaster left 230 people dead, flooding having also washed away roads and destroyed homes and businesses.

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Kenya Kenenisa Bekele Eliud Kipchoge Valencia Marathon Kelvin Kiptum Sebastian Sawe Sisay Lemma

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