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Naigambo third in China
Submitted by editor on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 21:41.Namibian marathon athlete Beata Naigambo excelled when she came third at the Dongying Yellow River International Marathon in China on Sunday, May 12.
Competing against more than 7 000 athletes, Naigambo completed the 42km event in 2 hours 41 minutes 20 seconds.
The race was won by Jin Lingling of China in 2:38:52, while Selonie Kassa of Ethiopia came second in 2:40:44.
African athletes dominated the women’s marathon, with the next six placed athletes all coming from Kenya and Ethiopia.