Soviet wins marathon
NZPA-AP Moscow Soviet runner, Ivan Bogdanov, won the fifth annual Moscow marathon and Susan Marcus, of the United States, won a simultaneous 10,000-metre women’s race in blistering summer heat on Saturday.
Bogdanov finished the course, run along the banks of the Moscow River and through the Lenin Hills, in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 13 seconds, the official Tass news agency reported. Raisa Kozina, of the Soviet Union, turned in the fastest time among women competitors, 3:06.15. Among foreign runners, Ziefeld Bernhard, of West Germany,
finished first in 2:46.30. Tass said 2500 runners, including guests from 12 foreign countries, began the marathon on a day when 32deg. C (90deg. F).
temperatures reached Marcus finished first among women in the 10,000metre, Tass said, clocking the distance in 46 minutes and 27 seconds.
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