Sunday Half marathon (21km) Men Women Rwandan athletes rolled up their sleeves yesterday to win the half marathon races at the 2018 Kigali International Peace Marathon as Salome Nyirarukundo and Noel Hitimana scooped gold medals in the women and men half marathon categories, respectively. More than 8,000 athletes from around the world took to the streets of Kigali for this year’s edition that saw Kenyan athletes again dominate full marathon category, which they have won since 2005. Athletics sensation Salome Nyirarukundo, who was expected to repeat last year’s feat, did not disappoint. The 21-year-old became Rwanda’s first female athlete to again interrupt Kenyan dominance, winning the gold medal in the 21km distance. The APR athletics club runner made no mistake on Sunday morning as she successfully retained the crown for the women’s half-marathon race at Amahoro National Stadium. She covered 21km in an hour, 28 minutes and 53 seconds, making her the first athlete to ever win two gold medals in two consecutive years of the annual event. “I’m extremely excited today. Last year, I won this medal and my target was to retrain it,” Nyirarukundo told Times Sport moments after crossing the finish line. “It was a tough race… Read full this story
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