The women’s race saw Kebede go up against her compatriot Yalemzerf Yehualaw, the world 10km record-holder and last year’s London Marathon winner, who was making her 25km race debut.
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Sawe, who won the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Riga earlier this month in 59:10, leads a strong men’s line-up.
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In an impressive solo running display, the 22-year-old showed her intent from the start and covered the first 5km in 14:25 – four seconds faster than the women-only world record for that distance.
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