byAlfonz Juck
Rose Chelimo, Boston 2017, photo by PhotoRun.net
RunBlogRun opines: Rose Chelimo won the London 2017 World Championships in a very close battle on the streets of London. The race was terrribly close, with seconds the difference between gold, silver and bronze. Rose Chelimo had seven seconds on Edna Kiplagat (silver) and bronze (Amy Cragg). In Jakartar, Rose Chelimo won in 2:34.51, putting 96 on the silver medal winner, Keiko Nogami (2:36.37) of Japan, and the Kim Hye Song, of North Korea, who ran 2:37.20 for the bronze medal. Watch Rose Chelimo, as she has got this Championship medal thing down.
World champion Rose Chelimo of Bahrain 🇧🇠won Gold medal in the women’s marathon final of 18th Asian Games 2018 with a performance of 2:34:51. Japan’s Keiko Nogami took silver medal and Kim Hye Song of DPR won bronze medal. @asiangames2018 @baa_bh @jaaf_official pic.twitter.com/ofHFMXtvwB
— Asian Athletics (@asianathletics) August 26, 2018
