{"id":71175,"date":"2022-10-13T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T16:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kipruto-chepchirchir-to-compete-at-amsterdam-marathon"},"modified":"2022-10-13T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T16:38:35","slug":"kipruto-chepchirchir-to-compete-at-amsterdam-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kipruto-chepchirchir-to-compete-at-amsterdam-marathon","title":{"rendered":"Kipruto, Chepchirchir to compete at Amsterdam Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Milano Marathon champion Titus Kipruto and the 2019 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Celestine Chepchirchir have confirmed participation in the Amsterdam Marathon on October 16.<\/p>\n<p>Chepchirchir will be Kenya\u2019s sole representative in the women\u2019s field and she is bound to face stiff competition from top Ethiopian athletes. Chepchirchir is the fastest in the field with a personal best time of 2:20:10 which she ran at this year\u2019s Seoul Marathon to place fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopians Azmera Gebru, Gebeyanesh Ayele, Sintayehu Tilahun and the 2016 Olympic 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana will also be in the race for top honours. Gebru has a PB of 2:20:48 which she attained when she placed third at the 2019 Amsterdam Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Ayele and Tilahun have respective PB times of 2:21:22 and 2:22:19 respectively. Ayana will be debuting in the distance after dominating track and half marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain\u2019s Rose Chelimo is also one of the athletes to watch. Chelimo is the 2017 world marathon champion and also the 2016 Seoul Marathon champion.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s strong field has attracted the 2014 Zurich Marathon champion Lemi Berhanu, Tsegay Getachew and Adeladlew Mamo, all from Ethiopia. Berhanu has a personal best time of 2:04:33, a time he ran to place second at the 2016 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Getachew kicked off his season with a win at the Riyadh Marathon in 2:06:27 and has a personal best time of 2:05:11. Mamo, who has a PB of 2:05:12 ran to place second at this year\u2019s Zurich Seville Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Kipruto is the fourth fastest in the field with a personal best time of 2:05:05. Other Kenyans in the field include Cybrian Kotut (2:04:47), Laban Korir (2:05:54), Josphat Boit (2:07:20) and debutants Charles Mneria, Victor Chumo and Bernard Soi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Milano Marathon champion Titus Kipruto and the 2019 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Celestine Chepchirchir have confirmed participation in the Amsterdam Marathon on October 16. Chepchirchir will be Kenya\u2019s sole representative in the women\u2019s field and she is bound to face stiff competition from top Ethiopian athletes. 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