{
  "id": 4304795,
  "title": "Ethiopian Gobena and Kenya's Jepchirchir take Sydney marathon honours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ethiopian-gobena-and-kenyas-jepchirchir-take-sydney-marathon-honours",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T23:48:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/ethiopian-gobena-and-kenyas-jepchirchir-take-sydney-marathon-honours-6349976"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Addisu Gobena of Ethiopia shattered the course record to claim victory in the men's division of the Sydney Marathon, with a time of 2:04:42, which he crossed the finish line at the city's Opera House. This marks the fastest marathon time ever recorded in Australia. In the women's category, Kenya's perennial champion, Peres Jepchirchir, dominated the race, finishing 2:18:31, more than three minutes ahead of her compatriot, Irine Cheptai.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "From Heartbreak Hill to hometown hero: Can a local star win the Sydney Marathon?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/from-heartbreak-hill-to-hometown-hero-can-a-local-star-win-the-sydney",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "From Heartbreak Hill to hometown hero: Can a local star win the Sydney Marathon?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/from-heartbreak-hill-to-hometown-hero-can-a-local-star-win-the-sydney-3933000",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Addisu Gobena wins the 2026 Sydney Marathon, as 40K runners take part",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/breaking-addisu-gobena-wins-the-2026-sydney-marathon-as-40k-runners",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:53:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Gobena and Jepchirchir power to Sydney Marathon victories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/gobena-and-jepchirchir-power-to-sydney-marathon-victories",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:18:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}