Berliner Tageblatt - China's He wins Asian Games marathon, Chuma claims women's gold

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China's He wins Asian Games marathon, Chuma claims women's gold / Photo: © AFP

China's He wins Asian Games marathon, Chuma claims women's gold

SPORTS 05.10.2023

China's He Jie clinched the Asian Games men's marathon title Thursday after a gutsy run, while Bahrain's Eunice Chebichii Chumba romped to the women's gold medal.

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He, who came 45th at the August world championships in Budapest, was neck and neck with North Korea's Han Ilryong at the 40 kilometre mark of the Qiantang River Green Belt course.

But he gradually ground down the 23-year-old to edge clear and power to the finish line in 2hr 13min 2sec, 25 seconds ahead.

China's Yang Shaohui did just enough to earn bronze ahead of Japan's Toshiki Sadakata.

In contrast Chumba, who won the Rotterdam marathon this year, was in a class of her own, winning by nearly two minutes in 2:26.14.

China's Zhang Deshun came second ahead of Kyrgyzstan's Sardana Trofimova.

K.Thomson--BTB

Berliner Tageblatt - China's He wins Asian Games marathon, Chuma claims women's gold

China's He wins Asian Games marathon, Chuma claims women's gold

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