Ethiopian distance champion Haile Gebrselassie grabbed esay win in his New York City half-marathon debut on Sunday in 59 minutes 24 seconds.
Gebrselassie broke away from a leading pack after 13 kms to set the second fastest time ever recorded in the United States after his own mark of 58:55 in Tempe, Arizona, last year.
American Abdi Abdirahman was second, a distant 65 seconds behind, and Boston and Chicago marathon champion Robert K. Cheruiyot of Kenya was third in 1:00:58.
34-year-old Gebrselassie won the Olympic 10,000 meters title in 1996 and 2000.
Source: Xinhua
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