[09:25] Abdi Nageeye makes New York Dutch again with marathon triumph

Olympic silver medallist Abdi Nageeye has become the first Dutch athlete to win the prestigious New York Marathon, outsprinting Kenya’s...

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Abdi Nageeye makes New York Dutch again with marathon triumph - DutchNews.nl

Olympic silver medallist Abdi Nageeye has become the first Dutch athlete to win the prestigious New York Marathon, outsprinting Kenya’s Evans Chebet to cross the line in a time of 2:07.39. The 35-year-old made up for his disappointment in the Paris Olympics, where he started as one of the favourites but dropped out three kilometres from the finish after colliding with another runner midway through. “I kept telling myself this is my day,” Nageeye told ESPN after the race. “The...

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