Ramaala loses out to Tergat
2005-11-06 21:20
New York - World record holder Paul Tergat of Kenya sprinted to victory ahead of defending champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa in the New York men's marathon here on Sunday.
The 36-year-old Tergat crossed the line in 2hr 9min 30sec, just ahead of Ramaala who clocked 2:09:31, with Meb Keflezighi of the United States third in 2:09:56.
It was the first participation in New York for Tergat who holds the world record of 2:04:55 since the 2003 Berlin marathon.
Latvia's Elena Prokopcuka, 29, won the women's race in 2hr 24min 41sec.
Prokopcuka, fifth last year, came in ahead of Kenya's Susan Chepkemei, who was also second last year (2:24:55), and Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu (2:25:21).
Defending women's champion Paula Radcliffe of Britain did not compete in this year's race.
- SAPA