Star Australian wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario added Sydney marathon to her list of international victories as Morrocan runner Othmane El Goumri and Kenyan Betsy Saina claimed the elite events
Star Australian wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario added Sydney marathon to her list of international victories as Moroccan runner Othmane El Goumri and Kenyan Betsy Saina claimed the men’s and women’s elite events.
El Goumri proved to be the strongest in an elite men’s field, making his move in Centennial Park and driving home to victory at the finish line at the Opera House. On a re-designed, hilly course - and with hot temperatures - El Goumri’s time of 2:08:20 was outside the event record but enough to claim the win, ahead of Kenyan Laban Korir and Getaneh Molla Tamire, from Ethiopia.Competitors run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
In her first Sydney marathon, de Rozario was dominant and claimed an easy win, stopping the clock at 1:59:41, almost 13 minutes ahead of the second place getter.
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