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//english.dbw.cn 2016-08-23 09:39:34 |
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Ethiopian distance runner Bekele Tarekegn Zewdu and China's Zhang Jingxia won the men's and the women's marathons respectively on Sunday in Ordos, a city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In the men's full marathon, Zewdu finished first in two hours, 27 minutes and 53 seconds, followed by China's Bao Bilige in 2:32:15. Chinese runner Jia Junfeng stood third with 2:41:03. Zhang Jingxia took the women's title at three hours, five minutes and 55 seconds, while the runner-up Qian Aruna of Inner Mongolia finished in 3:15:05, followed by Shandong's Fang Guangxia with 3:19:2. A total of 15,000 professional and amateur runners participated in the full marathon, half marathon and a 5-km mini marathon in Ordos. |
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Author: Source:xinhua Editor:Yang Fan |