Kenya’s John Komen Wins 37th Athens Classic Marathon
Kenya’s John Kipkorir Komen on Sunday won the men’s 37th Athens Classic Marathon in a time of two hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds.
The 42-year-old Komen finished the race ahead of Rwanda’s Felicien Muhitira and Greece’s Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, who came in second and third in 2:16.43 and 2:19.02 respectively.
Congratulations to #Rwandan 🇷🇼 athlete Felicien #Muhitira. He finished second in the 37th Athens Classic Marathon after clocking 2:16:43. He led the race from the start until he was swept past by Kenya's John Kipkorir Komen with 600m from the finish. #AthensMarathon pic.twitter.com/4wvk3pSidI
— Richard Kwizera (@Muzungu4) November 10, 2019
Kenya’s Daniel Muindi in 2:21.39 was fourth and Morocco’s Khamis Bakari fifth in 2:23.36.
