Monday, 7 December 2009

Ukraine’s Iveruk crowned 2009 Macau Marathon Champion 澳門國際馬拉松烏克蘭選手奪冠 (澳门国际马拉松乌克兰选手夺冠)

Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Iveruk took home the championship and USD15,000 cash award in the 2009 Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon.

Organised by the Macau Sport Development Board and the Macau Athletic Association, with Galaxy Entertainment Group being the title sponsor, this annual marathon event came to its 28th edition this year. It attracts more than 3,700 athletes from 50 countries and regions competed in the Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.0975 km) and Mini Marathon (6.5 km) races.

Mykhaylo Iveruk was the second runner-up in the same event last year, completed the entire course of 42.195 km in just 2:17:45. He was followed by Kenya’s Micah Kipserem Chuma (2:17:51) and Jusius Kibet Mebur (2:17:58) in the men’s category, and awarded USD$15,000 cash prize.

In the Women’s Marathon, Roman Gebre Gessese from Ethiopia, who made her debut in yesterday’s event, came first in 2:37:08. She was also awarded USD$15,000 cash prize. Last year’s women’s champion Yuan Lili from China came second in 2:41:44 and Poland’s Agnieszka Janasiak finished third in 2:42:09.

Among the Macau athletes, Kuok Chi Wai (men’s category) and Hoi Long (women’s category) got the best results respectively in 2:42:51 and 3:13:58.


由體育發展局及澳門田徑總會主辦,銀河娛樂集團冠名贊助的澳門國際馬拉松賽圓滿結束。 來自50國家和地區超過3700名選手參與馬拉松、半程馬 拉松和迷你馬拉松三項賽事, 參賽人數是歷屆之冠。 踏入第28年的門國際馬拉松已成為年度壓軸體育活動之一, 每年都受到世界各地的長跑好手的關注及參與。

在全程42.195公里的馬拉松比賽, 男子組結果由特邀運動員去屆季軍烏克蘭的艾偉樂, 以2小時17分45秒獲勝。 並贏得美元一萬五千元的獎金。 艾偉樂被視為有力爭標熱門之一, 最後以2小時17分45秒壓倒二、三、四位肯亞的朱馬、麥貝和杰祖基3名運動員, 一嘗冠軍滋味。

女子組被首次來澳參賽來自埃塞俄比亞的謝詩詩奪冠, 時間是2小時37分08秒。 去屆冠軍的袁麗麗衛冕失敗, 最後以2小時41分44秒名列第二。 謝詩詩同樣贏得美元一萬五千元的獎金。 季軍為波蘭的珍娜詩, 時間為2小時42分09秒。

澳門運動員組別, 郭志瑋與許朗分別贏得男女子組的桂冠。

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