Kipchumba and Dibaba Win Xiamen Marathon

Kenya's Mariko Kiplagat Kipchumba and  Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia won the Xiamen International Marathon, an IAAF gold Lable road race on Thursday, January 2.

Both winner went home also with a total $ 50,000 prize money. The Award money for the marathon winners was US $40,000,plus the awards of 10,000 USD to male runners who finished the race between 2:07:32- 2:08:30 and female runners who completed the race between 2:22:38 - 2:23:30.

Women's Group

1. Mare Dibaba, Ethiopia, 2:21:36

2. Meseret Legesse, Ethiopia, 2:26:36

3. Bedada Emebet Etea, Ethiopia, 2:33:51

Men's Group

1. Mariko Kiplagat Kipchumba, Kenya, 2:08:06

2. Julius Muriuki Wahome, Kenya, 2:09:28

3. Dereje Debele Tulu, Ethiopia, 2:09:35