RUNNING GERMANY: BERLIN Birhanu Legese and Cynthia Kosgei take BERLIN HALF MARATHON

A debutant upset the favourites of the 35th  BERLIN HALF MARATHON: 21 year-old Ethiopian Birhanu Legese won the race in 59:45 after a thrilling sprint finish.

Kenya's David Kogei finished second with the same time. Race favourite Abraham Cheroben of Kenya took third in 59:49.

Cynthia Kosgei took the women's race with 70:52, beating fellow-Kenyan Elizabe Cherono by four seconds. Isabellah Andersson finished third in 70:56. The Swedish runner who originally comes from Kenya had been in the lead until 15 k.

32,025 runners from 106 nations entered the BERLIN HALF MARATHON.

Results – men:

1. Birhanu Legese        ETH    59:45
2. David Kogei                KEN    59:46
3. Abraham Cheroben    ETH    59:49
4. Richard Mengich         KEN    59:59
5. Abraham Kipyatich     KEN    60:03
6. Fentahun Hunegnaw   ETH    60:10
7. Kenneth Kipkemoi      KEN    60:17
8. Emmanuel Ngatuny    KEN    60:58
15. Steffen Uliczka      GER    64:16#

Women

1. Cynthia Kosgei        KEN    70:52
2. Elizabe Cherono        KEN    70:56
3. Isabellah Andersson   SWE    71:31
4. Anita Baierl                AUT    73:23
5. Esther Hidalgo           ESP    74:13
6. Maria McCambridge   IRE    74:25
7. Frida Lunden              SWE    75:21
8. Melina Tränkle         GER    75:34

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