03 April 2023 | Athletics

Andrew Rotich Kwemoi became the first-ever Ugandan winner of the Milan Marathon, taking the men’s race at the World Athletics Label event on Saturday. Rotich emerged top in 2:07:14 on his debut at the distance, breaking away from the last of his opponents at 38km to cross the finish line in fashion. He covered the second half in a negative split of 1:03:24, setting his half-marathon PB of 59:37 in Lille. “It was my debut over the marathon distance and I could not ask for a better result on a fast course,” said Kwemoi, who set a half marathon PB of 59:37 last year. “I felt very good and in the final stages of the race I launched the decisive attack which enabled me to win against a strong field.” Kattam crossed the finish line second in 2:07:53, beating his PB by five minutes. Hakizimana finished in third place at 2:08:18 ahead of Deksisa (2:08:48).

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