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Ethiopia repeats sweep in 41st BolderBoulder race

Ethiopia repeated a sweep in the men's and women's team competitions at the 41st annual BolderBoulder 10-kilometer road race Monday.

BOULDER, Colo. — Ethiopia repeated a sweep in the men's and women's team competitions at the 41st annual BolderBoulder 10-kilometer road race Monday.

Kenya's Benard Ngeno won the men's race in 28 minutes, 29 seconds, well ahead of Terefa Delesa, who was runner-up in 28:59 but paced the Ethiopians to their 10th team win with 20 points. Tanzania was second with 22 points and Eritrea was third with 29.

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The Ethiopian women won for the 13th time overall and for the 10th time in the past 11 years with a 1-2-5 finish for eight total points. Hiwot Yemer edged teammate Meseret Tola for the title, winning in 32:49, six seconds ahead of Tola.

Led by Aliphine Tuliamuk's third-place finish (33:00), the U.S.A. placed second in the women's race with 24 points, ahead of Kenya's 29 points in third place.

Credit: KUSA

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