Veteran Kenyan Komen wins Athens Marathon

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — John Kipkorir Komen of Kenya held on to narrowly win the 37th Athens Marathon on Sunday.
The 42-year-old runner finished in a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 34 seconds, beating Rwanda’s Felicien Muhitira, 17 years his junior, by nine seconds.
Greek runner Costas Gelaouzos finished third in 2:19:02.
Greece’s Eleftheria Petroulaki won the women’s race in 2:39:00.
In the men’s race, Kenyan runners have won the Athens Marathon, run over a hilly and d