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Ngugi-Cooper and Kipchumba make it Kenyan double at Great North Run
Senbere Teferi (L), Mary Ngugi-Cooper(C) and Alemu Megerti (R) after the Elite Women's race during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields, September 8, 2024
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THERE was a Kenyan double at a soggy Great North Run today with contrasting victories for Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Abel Kipchumba.
Ngugi-Cooper was part of a six-strong lead group that stayed together virtually to the wire, with the 35-year-old pipping Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi in a sprint finish.
Ngugi-Cooper is the 11th successive Kenyan winner of the women’s event but has strong links to Britain. She is based in Leeds with her British husband and is coached by Steve Cram.
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