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Turkey's athlete ranked 4th in World's Best 10 km race

01 March 2010 [12:27] - TODAY.AZ
Turkey's national athlete, Elvan Abeylegesse, was ranked 4th in the World's Best 10 km race.
The race was run in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Abeylegesse finished the race fourth at 31:58.

Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya came on the first place at 31:07. She was followed by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany of Kenya at 31:09 and Dire Tune of Ethiopia at 31:40.

The race WB10K originated as a celebration of the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge's fourth anniversary, which began operations on February 23, 1994. The race evolved from a local to an international event achieving participation of both local and international runners.


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