Kipkorir second in Amsterdam as Kenyans take seven of the top 10 places
Ethiopia's Lemi Berhanu won the men's race in 2:03:33, six seconds ahead of Nicholas Kipkorir.
Based on reporting by Watch Athletics and Marathon Handbook.
A running shoe on sandy ground. Illustration. File photo, 2026. Photo: A S M Jobaer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nicholas Kipkorir finished second at the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, 18 October, in 2:03:39, six seconds behind Ethiopia's Lemi Berhanu, who won in 2:03:33. It was Kipkorir's second marathon.
Kenyan men took seven of the top 10 places. Patrick Mosin was third in 2:03:58, Kalipus Lomwai fourth in 2:04:09 and Sila Kiptoo fifth in 2:04:13. Justus Kangogo, Jonathan Korir and Isaia Lasoi finished sixth, seventh and eighth.
Berhanu's time was three seconds outside the course record of 2:03:30, set by Geofry Kipchumba last year. Eleven men ran under 2:06.
Ethiopia's Buze Diriba won the women's race in 2:16:12, ahead of compatriots Aynalem Desta and Meseret Belete. Rebecca Chepkwemoi was the best-placed Kenyan woman, seventh in 2:22:48.
