Athletics - Tokyo Marathon 2017 - Tokyo, Japan - 26/02/17 - Winner Wilson Kipsang of Kenya crosses the finish line. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wilson Kipsang of Kenya missed out on the world record but ran the fastest time ever on Japanese soil to win the Tokyo Marathon in two hours, three minutes and 58 seconds on Sunday.
The 34-year-old was looking to better compatriot Dennis Kimetto's mark of 2:02.57 and wrest back the world record he lost in 2014 but was unable to take sufficient advantage of a new course design.
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