Athletics-Kipruto, Kebede win Tokyo Marathon in course record times

Benson Kipruto of Kenya wins first place in the men?s marathon during the Tokyo Marathon 2024 in Tokyo on March 3, 2024. YUICHI YAMAZAKI/Pool via REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) -Kenyan Benson Kipruto won the men's Tokyo Marathon in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds on Sunday, breaking former world record holder Eliud Kipchoge's course mark in perfect racing conditions on the streets of the Japanese capital.

Ethiopia's Sutume Asefa Kebede won the women's race ahead of Kenya's defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru in 2:15:55, also bettering the best previous women's time over the course from Shinjuku to the Imperial Palace.