Gideon Kipketer wins Mumbai Marathon
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Monday, 18 January 2016
Kenya's Gideon Kipketer with a dominant performance took the 2016 Mumbai marathon crown on Sunday, January 17.
Kipketer took the lead passing the 21km marker and from there he increased his lead over the pack. The 23-year-old Kenyan crossed the line first in 2:08:35 braking the prevoius course record of 2:09:32 set by Uganda's Jackson Kiprop in 2013.
The second place took Ethiopia's Seboka Dibaba in 2:09:20 while third place went to Marius Kimutai of Kenya (2:09:39).
Kipketer also won a prize money of USD 56,000 - USD 41,000 for the win and USD 15,000 for setting a course record.
Meanwhile, the women's crown was clinched by Ethiopian Shuko Genemo with a timing of 2:27:50.
See Mumbai Marathon Results Here.
TOP 5 : MARATHON ELITE WOMEN
| BIB | NAME | GUN TIME |
| 1 | Shuko Genemo | 02:27:50 |
| 2 | Bornes Kitur | 02:32:00 |
| 3 | Valentine Kipketer | 02:34:07 |
| 4 | Rebecca Korir | 02:34:31 |
| 5 | Tesfanesh Merga | 02:36:16 |
TOP 5 : MARATHON ELITE MEN
| BIB | NAME | GUN TIME |
| 1 | Gideon Kipketer | 02:08:35 |
| 2 | Seboka Dibaba | 02:09:20 |
| 3 | Marius Kimutai | 02:09:39 |
| 4 | Herpasa Negasa | 02:10:17 |
| 5 | Jacob Cheshari | 02:11:59 |
