Kenya: Kipyego Prevail at Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon

Nairobi — Kenya's Barselius Kipyego and Ashete Bekere of Ethiopia prevailed at the fifth Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

Breaking from the field in the 18th kilometre, Kipyego reached the line in 1:00:30 to win his second half marathon of 2016. In a largely solo effort, Bekere clocked a race record 1:10:40 in the women's contest.

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