Kenya’s Ng’eno Coasts to Victory At Los Angeles Marathon As Ndiwa Defends Women’s Title

Nairobi — Kenya’s Dominic Ng’eno edged a thrilling race to win the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, ahead of fellow countryman, Cosmas Kiplimo.

Ng’eno clocked 2:11:00 to clinch first place, five seconds ahead of Kiplimo who came second as Ethiopian Belay Tilahun who finished third in 2:13:25.

Ng’eno came into the race high on confidence, following on from his exploits at last October’s Eindhoven Marathon in the Netherlands where he had clocked a personal best of 2:07:26 in third place.

However,…