Kenyans come out on top at sold-out Perth Running Festival ...
8 Oct 2023
The West Australian
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Kenyans come out on top at sold-out Perth Running Festival, Premier Roger Cook among huge crowd of sprinters
Rebecca Le MayThe West Australian
Ten thousand keen athletes have taken part in the sold-out Perth Running Festival, with the Kenyan winner of the 42.2km marathon finishing in an impressive 2 hours 20 minutes.
Samuel Ekutan was the victor of the race, which was part of four on Sunday and was WA’s largest marathon ever, taking runners along the Swan River, over the Matagarup Bridge, through Burswood Park and finishing inside Optus Stadium, where a big crowd watched on.
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