Posted: April 22, 2007

Athletics (RRW): Zhou Wins London Marathon

From David Monti © 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com LONDON (22-Apr) -- Zhou Chunxiu, last year's Asian Games marathon gold medalist, became the first Chinese athlete to win the Flora London Marathon today. Sprinting to the finish line alone on the Mall, she broke the tape in 2:20:37 (unofficial). Between 35 and 40 km, Zhou got away from Dutchwoman Lornah Kiplagat, who led most of the race, and Ethiopian Gete Wami. Wami held her form and finished second in 2:21:44, but Kiplagat fell back in the final kilometers. Constantina Tomescu of Romania came from fourth place to pass Kiplagat and finish third in 2:23:55. The race was held in warm and sunny conditions. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest