Eliud Kipchoge and Abebech Afework have won the 34th edition of the Rotterdam Marathon for men and women respectively on Sunday.

The 29-year-old pre-race favorite Kipchoge from Kenya grabbed victory in a time of 2:05.00, staying 33 seconds above the course record of 2:04.27 set in 2009 by fellow Kenyans Duncan Kibet and James Kwambai. He arrived solo at the finish on the Coolsingel street after having run the last seven kilometers alone.

"Too bad I did not manage to break the course record," he told afterwards to Dutch broadcaster NOS. "Fortunately I won. That record will come the next time."

Bernard Koech, also from Kenya, finished second in 2:06.07, while the third place was also for a Kenyan, Bernard Kipyego (2:07.57).

Abebech Afework won the women's race in 2:27.50. The 23-year-old Ethiopian beat Guteni Shone (2:30.23), also from Ethiopia, and Beata Naigambo (2:31.00), from Namibia. Endi

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