Kirui, Sun win world half-marathon titles
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Kenya&#39;s Paul Kirui capped an impressive year by winning the men&#39;s World half-marathon title Sunday, while China&#39;s Sun Ying Jie claimed the women&#39;s race.
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The New Zealanders crossed the finish line with a 25-second advantage over their nearest rivals.
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The United States swept the Olympic  medals in the men's 400 meters Monday and Briton Kelly Holmes  ended years of frustration to beat friend and foe Maria Mutola  in the women's 800 meters.
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Moroccan duo Hicham El Guerrouj and Adil  Kaouch led the way into the Olympic men's 1,500 meters final  when they each won one of Saturday's semi-finals.
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Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Even Michael Johnson thought Jeremy Wariner was impressive in his stirring 400 meters victory at the world championships on Friday.
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Mizuki Noguchi won the women&#39;s marathon at the Athens Games, holding off world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya to earn Japan the title for the second straight Olympics.
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New Delhi, October 3: Paul Kirui pulled away from the field in the final stages to claim the men&#39;s title and lead Kenya to the team honours in the world half-marathon championships on Sunday.
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Japan&#39;s diminutive Mizuki Noguchi put on an extraordinary display of front-running to win the Olympic women&#39;s marathon title as Paula Radcliffe&#39;s challenge ended in bitter tears.
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CHICAGO - Evans Rutto of Kenya won his second straight Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, and making him 3-for-3 at the 26.2-mile distance.    Daniel Njenga of Kenya was second in 2:07:44 and Toshinari Takaoka of Japan was third in 2:07:50...
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ATHENS -- In a historic 5,000-meter race, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who won gold at 1,500 meters last week, outkicked Ken enisa Bekele of Ethiopia in the final straightaway to record the first such double victory since the great Paavo Nurmi of Finland, El Guerrouj's hero, accomplished the feat 80 years ago at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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New Delhi, Oct. 3 (PTI): Overnight rains came as a blessing in disguise for Chinese runner Yingjie Sun, who crushed Irish star Sonia O&#39;Sullivan&#39;s dream of completing a rare triple of world titles by winning
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ATHENS -- Conquering sweltering heat and a grueling course over steep hills, Japanese long-distance runner Mizuki Noguchi steamed ahead to win the women&#39;s marathon gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece - Japanâs Mizuki Noguchi held off Kenyaâs Catherine Ndereba to win the womenâs marathon gold medal Sunday on the legendary ancient course that gave the race its name.
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Italy's Stefano Baldini wins the marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 54 seconds. Mebrahtom Keflezighi of the United States takes silver.
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In a wild sprint to the finish, Kenyan Luke Metto edged countryman Wilson Kigen to win the BAA Half Marathon yesterday, though both were credited with the same time -- a record-breaking 1 hour 2 minutes 57 seconds.
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Emmanuel Mutai won the Amsterdam Marathon in 2 hours 6 minutes 29 seconds to lead a Kenyan sweep. Richard Limo was second in 2:06:45, and James Rotich was third in 2:07:12. Magdaline Chemjor, also of Kenya, won the womenâs race in 2:28:16.