Kenyan James Mwangui broke the Porto marathon record for the second year in a row this Sunday, winning the 18th running of the race in 2:08:47, 11 seconds behind compatriot Zablon Chumba.
Mwangui, who completed the half marathon after 1:04:25, crossed the finish line installed at Queimodromo alone, leaving behind Ethiopians Abraraw Misganaw Tegegne (2:10.29), second, and Haymanot Alew (2:11.10), third, in a men’s section in which José Sousa, from Praia de Mira, was the best Portuguese, finishing sixth (2:18.35).
Kenyan Alice Jepkemboi Kimutai undoubtedly dominated the female side, spending 2:29.58, joined on the podium by Portugal’s Vanessa Carvalho, from Sporting de Braga (2:35.24), and also Kenyan Lydia Njeri Mathathi (2:36.38). .
The 42.195 km route has been extended again along the Atlantic front of the cities of Porto and Matosinhos, as, as in the previous edition, the works on the lower deck of the D. Luís I bridge continue to make it impossible to proceed Vila Nova de Gaia.
Source: DN
