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Kenyan runner wins Jerusalem marathon

The Jerusalem municipality says a Kenyan runner, 25-year-old Kipkogey Shadrack, won this year's marathon in the holy city with a time of 2:16:33.

 

Main roads closed for traffic Friday as the race weaved through central Jerusalem and the cobblestone alleyways of the Old City.

 

About 25,000 athletes from Israel as well as a record 2,500 foreign visitors took part, Jerusalem city spokeswoman Brachie Sprung said ahead of the event.

 

Police said over a thousand officers secured the sporting event, which comes amid six months of near-daily Palestinian attacks on civilians and security forces.

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.18.16, 11:13