Kenyan, Ethiopian win men & women titles in 2011 Xiamen Int'l Marathon

2011 Xiamen International Marathon kicked off Sunday morning with a record of 60,000 runners.

Updated: 02 Jan 2011

As the first large-scale sports event of the new year 2011, the 9th annual Xiamen International Marathon kicked off on 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

This year saw a participation of more than 60,000 runners in the various events on the day, which included the Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10KM and 5KM races as well.

26-year-old Kenyan Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba won the men's race in 2:08:07, broke the current course record. The women's race was won by Ethiopian, Amane Gobena Gemeda, who finished in 2:31:49.

The second runner up in the 42-km Xiamen International Marathon's men's race is Mesfin Hailu Lemma of Ethiopia with the time of 2:09:45. Alemitu Abera of Ethiopia stood second in women's race with the time of 2:31:54.

Leading results for full marathon:

Men
Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba (Ken)

Mesfin Hailu Lemma (Eth) 
Alemayehu Shumye (Eth) 

Women
Amane Gobena Gemeda (Eth)
Alemitu Abera (Eth)
Wang Jiali (Chn)

SOURCE: WOXnews