Ramaala wins Mumbai marathon

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 | Source: REUTERS

BOMBAY, India: South Africa's Hendrik Ramaala braved heat and humidity to lead an African sweep of the men's event in the Mumbai international marathon on Sunday.

The 32-year-old broke away in the last 10 km of the route through the streets of Bombay to win the race comfortably in two hours 15 minutes 47 seconds.

Jilus Sugut of Kenya was second in 2:16.36 with Tanzania's Lucian Timobo (2:16:50) a close third.

Ramaala's compatriot and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Josiah Thugwane dropped out midway through the race. --Reuters

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