Korir wins Paris Marathon

PARIS: Mark Korir of Kenya won the Paris Marathon on Sunday, his first career victory in a prestigious international race.Korir, 30, who was second in last month’s Paris Half-Marathon, came home in am official time of 2hr 05min 49sec, ahead of another Kenyan, Luka Kanda (2:07:20).
Seboka Tola of Ethiopia was third, in 2:07.33, with yet another Kenyan, Mike Kigen, fourth.Meseret Mengistu of Ethiopia, a surprise late entry after an invitation from the organisers, won the women’s event in 2:23:26. Mengistu, 25, shattered her own personal best, the 2:29:22 she ran in 2013.Amane Gobena (2:23:30) was second and Kenya’s Visiline Jepkesho third in 2:24:44.