Olympic silver medallist Abdi Nageeye wins Rotterdam marathon

Dutch runner Adbi Nageeye, the reigning Olympic silver medallist, won the Rotterdam marathon on Sunday, bettering his own national record by 11 seconds.

𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦 🇳🇱

Abdi Nageeye dominates the #RotterdamMarathon, claiming his second win and smashing the Dutch record with a time of 2:04:45 🏃‍♂️🥇 pic.twitter.com/H2xRrN2Eeb

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) April 14, 2024

The Somalia-born Nageeye clocked 2hr 04.45min, finishing five seconds ahead of Ethiopian Amedework Walelegn, with Birhanu Legese, also of Ethiopia, rounding out the podium.

There was a victory in the women's race for Ethiopia's Ashete Bekere, whose winning time of 2:19.30 was enough to see her finish ahead of the Kenyan pair of Viola Kibiwot and Selly Chepyego Kaptich.

Uitslag vrouwen:
🥇 Ashete Bekere (2.19.30)
🥈 Viola Kibiwot (2.20.57)
🥉 Selly Chepyego Kaptich (2.22.46)

🇳🇱 Nederlands Kampioen Anne Luijten (2.28.47)#demooiste pic.twitter.com/mq4F7Lu17j

— NN Marathon Rotterdam (@MarathonRdam) April 14, 2024