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Article: Cheruiyot wins Boston Marathon.
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- Aljazeera.net
- Article date:
- November 30, 1999
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4/22/2008 4:34:48 PM
Robert K. Cheruiyot wins in Boston...again
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Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot won his fourth Boston Marathon and Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina Biktimirova by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women's race.
Cheruiyot ran away from the pack to finish in a blistering 2 hours, 7 minutes, 46 seconds.
The Kenyan missed the course record he set two years ago by 32 seconds, but became the fourth man to win the world's oldest annual marathon four times.
After crossing the finish line, he dropped to his knees to kiss the ground before standing up and counting off his four victories ...