[dehai-news] (AP) Yared Amseron of Eritrea finishes 3rd in Lake Biwa Marathon


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From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sun Mar 01 2009 - 09:05:06 EST


Kenya's Tergat wins Lake Biwa marathon
 
The Associated Press
 
Published: March 1, 2009
 
OTSU, Japan: Former world record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya won the
Lake Biwa Marathon on Sunday.
 
Tergat pulled ahead of Spain's Jose Rios with one kilometer remaining
and crossed the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22
seconds.
 
Rios was second with a time of 2:10:36 while Yared Amseron of Eritrea
was third in 2:10:49.
 
Tergat held the marathon world record 2:04:55 from 2003 to 2007.
 
Tergat was invited to make his Japan debut at the 2007 Fukuoka Marathon
but had to withdraw for military duty with the Kenyan Armed Forces.
 

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/01/sports/ATH-Lake-Biwa-Marathon.
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