Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir won the Olympic women's marathon in Sapporo, outdueling compatriot Brigid Kosgei in the final minutes and claiming her country's second consecutive gold medal in the event
Kosgei took silver and Molly Seidel of the United States, competing in just her third marathon after moving up from shorter distances, claimed bronze.
"When I was there I said, wow, I'm going to make it. So I pushed the pace because I knew I was going to win," Jepchirchir said. Kenya joins Japan as the only countries to win back-to-back gold medals in the event. It leads all countries with seven medals total since the women's marathon joined the Olympic programme in 1984.
"Holy crap, those are women that I had on posters on my wall when I was a kid. It's just something else," Seidel said.Battling hot and humid conditions, Chepngetich dropped out around the 30km mark, while Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter dropped out at the 38km stage after looking like a strong contender for bronze.
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