Kebede takes Chicago Marathon men?s title
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Kebede takes Chicago Marathon men?s title

Chicago : IL : USA | Oct 07, 2012 at 8:37 AM PDT
Source: Arab News
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Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede became the first man from Ethiopia to win the Chicago Marathon, capturing Sunday's 35th edition of the race with a last-mile surge to defeat countryman Feyisa Lilesa. Kebede broke a run of nine men's wins in a row at Chicago by Kenyans in an unofficial course-record time on... FULL ARTICLE AT Arab News
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