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Kenyans dominate half marathon in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Kenyan runners Kiprono Mutai and Eunice Kirwa won the Sao Paulo International Half Marathon on Sunday.

Mutai won the men's race, completing the 21.1-kilometer (13.1-mile) course along South America's biggest city in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 2 seconds. He crossed the finish line eight seconds ahead of Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, the Brazilian runner who was tackled by a protester while leading the 2004 Olympic marathon in Athens and ended up with bronze.

Anoe dos Santos Dias of Brazil was third in 1:05:24. Kirwa won the women's race in 1:15:08, edging Ednah Mukhwana of Kenya, who finished in 1:16:11.

Maria Zeferina Baldaia of Brazil was third in 1:16:22.

 

 

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