Radcliffe wins in New York

Athletics: Paula Radcliffe of Britain won the New York City Marathon on Sunday after a dramatic duel with Ethiopia's Gete Wami…

Athletics:Paula Radcliffe of Britain won the New York City Marathon on Sunday after a dramatic duel with Ethiopia's Gete Wami.

World record holder Radcliffe, running her first marathon in two years after taking a maternity break, won in an unofficial time of two hours, 23 minutes, nine seconds.

Gete Wami, racing 35 days after winning the Berlin Marathon, ran all the way with Radcliffe to finish second, clinching a $500,000 prize for the women's World Marathon Majors title.

The men's event was won by Kenya's Martin Lel — who won the event in 2003.

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Lel outkicked Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri on the final incline to the Central Park finishing line to win in 2:09:04, 12 seconds ahead of Goumri.

Another former champion, 2004 winner Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa,  was third in 2:11:25.