VIENNA (AP) — Haile Gebrselassie made a winning return from injury by taking a half marathon event on Sunday during the Vienna City Marathon.
The Ethopian great, who turns 38 on Monday, covered the 21.1-kilometer (13.1-mile) distance in 1 hour, 18 seconds.
The 22-year-old John Kiprotich of Kenya won the full-distance race in 2:08:29 to become the youngest winner in the 28-year history of the event. Fate Tola of Ethiopia took the women's race in a personal best 2:26.21.
Gebrselassie had been sidelined for six weeks and missed the Tokyo marathon in February after hurting both knees in training.
Gebrselassie said he was "very happy" with his performance at his first …
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