Marius Kipserem has made Kenya proud after he won the 39th Rotterdam Marathon.
The 30-year-old, who also won in 2016, recorded a time of 2:04:10, a course record.
The old course record stood at 2.04.27, which since 2009 was in the name of the Kenyan Duncan Kibet. This was the second victory for Kipserem having won in 2016 in 2:06.11.
Turk Kaan Özbilen, finished the marathon second in 2.05.28 as Emmanuel Saina took the final podium position when he registered 2.05.43
Kipserem shook off Saina with seven kilometers to go Dutchman Abdi Nageeye could go along with the favorites for a long
Abdi Nageeye breaks his personal best for a marathon and sets a new Dutch marathon record. He finished the NN Marathon Rotterdam 2019 in a time of 2.06.17. The female winner of today, with a time of 02:22:55, is Ashete Bekere.