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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Fabiano Joseph of Tanzania surged in the final strides Saturday to slip past Mubarak Shami of Qatar and win the men's world half-marathon championship.
Shami was raising his arms in victory as Joseph passed him at the finish line to win in 1 hour, 1 minute, 8 seconds. Shami led a group of six Africans for most of the race and appeared to be headed for victory after he and Joseph pulled away in the last 200 meters. Kifle Yonas of Eritrea finished third, while Sihine Sileshi of Ethiopia was fourth.
In the women's race, Romanian Constantina Tomescu finished a minute ahead of her closest competitor with a winning time of 1:09.17. Lornah Kiplagat, a Kenyan who now runs for the Netherlands, finished second after pulling ahead of Kenyan Susan Chepkemei just a few meters before the finish.
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