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Ethiopian Runners Win Both Men's and Women's Top Three Titles at 2017 C&D Xiamen International Marathon
The men's champion Lemi Berhanu had won first place at the 2016 Boston Marathon, in addition to garnering 13 place at the 2016 Olympic Games. In 2014, he took part in a marathon for the first time, and, following that, it took him only two years to become considered as one of the world's best athletes. He said at the post-competition interview, " Xiamen is a beautiful city and I'm very excited to join in the race on such a fine day. I really appreciate the invitation from the organizing committee. The only pity is that the hot weather impacted my performance."
Meseret Mengistu Biru , who led the women's race, had won titles at both the Paris Marathon 2015 and Beijing Marathon 2016. During the post-race interview, she said, "I'm very glad to have won the race and I'd also like to thank Xiamen and the organizing committee. It is a pity that I failed to break my own record due to the impact of the hot weather on my performance during the second half of the competition."