Athletics: Kenya's Kipruto, Ethiopia's Kebede win Tokyo Marathon

Kenyan Benson Kipruto and Ethiopian Sutume Kebede won Sunday's Tokyo Marathon with respective men's and women's race records.Kipruto came home in 2 hours, 2 minutes, 16 seconds after outdueling countryman Timothy Kiplagat over the final stages.Kiplagat clocked 2:02:55 for second, while Vincent Kipkemoi completed a Kenyan podium sweep in 2:04:18.Ninth-place Yusuke Nishiyama was the first Japanese runner across the line in 2:06.31, falling outside the Olympic qualification benchmark of 2:05:50 set by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.The result means two-time Olympian Suguru Osak…READ FULL ARTICLE