The Rio Olympics marathon champion, Kipchoge, clocked 59:44 minutes narrowly beating Ethiopia's Yigrem Demelash (59:48).
The men's podium concluded Augustin Choge of Kenya with a time of 60:01 minutes.
Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia took the women's race with a very fast time of 67:42 minutes as her compatriot Ababel Yeshaneh came in second in 67:52. Kenya's Helah Kiprop crossed the line third in 68:11.
1 | ELIUD KIPCHOGE | KEN | 00:59:44 |
2 | YIGREM DEMELASH | ETH | 00:59:48 |
3 | AUGUSTINE CHOGE | KEN | 01:00:01 |
4 | RONALD KIRUI | KEN | 01:01:43 |
5 | SIBUSISO NZIMA | RSA | 01:01:44 |
6 | EZEKIEL CHEPKOROM | UGA | 01:01:46 |
7 | ALPHONCE FELIX SAMBU | TAN | 01:01:59 |
8 | ELIAS KIBRET | ETH | 01:02:00 |
9 | JACKSON KIPROP | UGA | 01:02:46 |
10 | LAKSHMANAN G | IND | 01:04:37 |
1 | WORKNESH DEGEFA | ETH | 01:07:42 |
2 | ABABEL YESHANEH | ETH | 01:07:52 |
3 | HELAH KIPROP | KEN | 01:08:11 |
4 | GLADYS CHESIR | KEN | 01:08:23 |
5 | PERES JEPCHIRCHIR | KEN | 01:08:28 |
6 | MARY WACERA | KEN | 01:09:06 |
7 | GELETE BURKA | ETH | 01:09:32 |
8 | NETSANET GUDETA | ETH | 01:10:05 |
9 | ROSE CHELIMO | BRU | 01:10:17 |
10 | AFERA GODFAY | ETH | 01:13:49 |