LONDON – Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia blew a kiss in the air just before she crossed the finish line Sunday to win Olympic gold in the women's marathon.
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Gelana, neice of 2000 Olympic men's marathon champion Gezhagne Abera of Ethiopia, was clocked an Olympic record 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds along a 26.2-mile course that took the runners past Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and theTower of London.
Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya (2:23:12) won silver, and Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova of Russia won bronze (2:23:29).
Kenya has yet to win a gold medal in the Olympic women's marathon.
For the USA, Shalane Flanagan finished 11th (2:25:51), just ahead of teammate Kara Goucher (2:26:07).
Flanagan and Goucher hung with the leaders for about 18 miles before the lead pack pulled away.
Desiree Davila of the USA dropped out during the race.
"I came in a little bit injured," she said. "I could tell early it was not going to happen today. You just don't try to tough out what you
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