Noting very good performance, Kenyan runners prevailed this year & nbsp; in the OPAP Limassol Marathon, winning both men and women.
Noting the third best performance of all time in the OPAP Marathon
Limassol GMO, Abel Rop Kibet from Kenya, won the 13th OPAP Limassol Marathon
GMO in 2 hours 17 minutes and 40 seconds, running four minutes out of his
individual performance (2:13:36). Route record is 2:13:29. & Nbsp; performance (2:32:15). "It was a beautiful experience. I liked Limassol and Cyprus. I will definitely come next time. It was a little hot, but I enjoyed it ", noted the winner, after his first marathon this year. & Nbsp;
, both men and women.
An important success for the Cypriot colors is the third place of Charalambos Ioannou
(2:38: 04), who also won the Pancyprian Championship of KOEAS, with Pavel Borodin
second (fourth overall). First in the Pancyprian Women's Championship, after
shocking effort, was Stella Christoforou (sixth overall), who
collapsed at the finish.
On Sunday (24/3) there were four races: Marathon, Half Marathon,
Petrolina Energy Road 10km and Health Road 5km. In the second and last
race day of the OPAP Limassol Marathon ran more than 4,000
runners. & Nbsp;
A total of six routes - Primetel Corporate
Road 5km and Andrey & amp; took place on Saturday (23/3). Julia Dashin’s Foundation Youth Race - 15,000
runners ran, setting a new record for participation in the largest sporting event in
Cyprus. On Sunday (24/3) more than 2,000 foreign runners from 58 countries ran, with
most coming from Great Britain, Russia, Greece and Israel.
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A moving moment is the award of Vyronas Thomaidis, athlete with a hearing problem who
ran in the Petrolina Energy Race 10km.
The match was broadcast live on ANT-1 TV and on the official page
of the event facebook.com/limassolmarathon.
The 14th OPAP Limassol Marathon will be held March 14-15, 2020.
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RESULTS
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Marathon (A)
1. Rop Abel Kibet Kenya 2:17:40
2. Ahmad Muhaisen Jordan +20: 14
3. Charalambos Ioannou Cyprus +20: 24
4. Pavel Borodin Cyprus +24: 22
Marathon (C)
1. Ruth Matebo Chemisto Kenya 2:43:31
2. Hellen Kimutai Jepkosgei Kenya +3: 13
3. Elena Tolstykh Russia +4: 31
6. Stella Christoforou Cyprus +19: 59
Half Marathon (A)
1. Kiptum Maiyo Kimaiyo Kenya 1:07:19
2. Benard Muinde Matheka Kenya +1: 17
3. Raivo Alla Estonia +2: 52
Half Marathon (C)
1. Christine Moraa Oigo Kenya 1:15:37
2. Thalia Charalambous Cyprus +5: 09
3. Mariya Malisheva Russia +11: 05
Petrolina Energy Road 10km (A)
1. Avramis Abraham Cyprus 34:51
2. Evgenii Rulevskii Russia +0: 08
3. Tarek Hlaihel Palestine +0: 25
Petrolina Energy Road 10km (C)
1. Olga Andrejeva Cyprus 37:39
2. Georgia Theodosiou Cyprus +4: 15
3. Aliona Rudakova Cyprus +5: 05
Health Road 5km (A)
1. Stelios Papaioannou Cyprus 16:34
2. Christoforos Protopapas Cyprus +0: 15
3. Almontaser Hamieh Lebanon +0: 34
Health Road 5km (C)
1. Louisa Tsianakka Cyprus 21:01
2. Ghiya Mtairek Lebanon +0: 21
3. Maria Panagiotou Cyprus +00: 32
More information at www.facebook.com/limassolmarathon and
results at www.limassolmarathon.com.