HALF MARATHON

SPORTS BUREAU

SATARA

Ethiopia's Fikru Abeya Dadi

(one hour, 10 minutes, six se

conds) and Kenya's Mercy Je

limo Too (1:24:30) strode to

victory in the elite interna

tional category for men and

women respectively at the

eighth Satara Hill Half Ma

rathon here on Sunday.

The Ethiopian finished

more than a minute ahead of

Kenya's Hillary Kiptoo Kimo

sop (1:11:35) among men and

took home the winner's

cheque of 1,50,000.

The women's champion,

richer ty 3150000 was

chased by two Ethiopians,

among whom Genet Adeka

After finished a close se

cond in 1:25:48.

The elite Indians men's

and women's first prize was

claimed by Dhamavat Prah

lad Ramsing in 1:12:53 and

Swati Gadhaye in 1:25:18

respectively.